Kirman (Sasanian province)
Kirman was a Sasanian province in Late Antiquity, which almost corresponded to the present-day province of Kerman. The province bordered Pars in the west, Abarshahr and Sakastan in the northeast, Paradan in the east, Spahan in the north, and Mazun in the south. The capital of the province was Shiragan.
Coin of Khosrow I (r. 531–579) minted in Kirman.
Kerman province is the largest of the 31 provinces of Iran. It is in the southeast of Iran, with its capital in the city of Kerman. In 2014 it was placed in Region 5. Mentioned in ancient times as the Achaemenid satrapy of Carmania, Kerman province has an area of 183,285 km2 (70,767 sq mi), encompassing nearly 11% of the land area of Iran.
Bam Fortress (2016)
Bronze flag, Shahdad Kerman, Iran, 3rd millennium BC
Malek Mosque, Kerman, Iran.