Rafsanjan

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Rafsanjan ( _fa. رفسنجان) is a city in Iran, in the province of Kerman.

It is Iran's center of pistachio cultivation. It had an estimated population of 134,848 in 2005. [http://www.mongabay.com/igapo/2005_world_city_populations/Iran.html]

Rafsanjan is also a major center of carpet production even though the rugs are sold as Kermani rugs rather than Rafsanjani ones. Another large employer is the nearby Sarcheshmeh copper mines.

Famous Rafsanjani's

*Former President of Iran Hashemi Rafsanjani was born in Nough (نوق), near Rafsanjan
*Seyyed Hossein Marashi (سید حسین مرعشی; born in Rafsanjan) the. Former Iranian Vice President for Cultural Heritage and Tourism.
*Ali Samereh, Iranian football player

Colleges and universities

* [http://www.iaurafsanjan.ac.ir/ Islamic Azad University of Rafsanjan]
*Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences [http://www.rums.ac.ir/]
* [http://www.vru.ac.ir/ Rafsanjan University of Vali Asr]