City in Kerman province, Iran
For the administrative division of Kerman County, see
Sirjan County .
City in Kerman, Iran
Sirjan (Persian :سيرجان ;[siːɾˈdʒɒːn] )[ a] is a city in theCentral District ofSirjan County ,Kerman province , in southern Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[ 4] The city is 960 km (600 mi) from the Iranian capital ofTehran , and 175 km (109 mi) from the provincial capital ofKerman . It is known for itspistachios ,Kilim , and awindcatcher locally known as Bādgir-e Chopoqi (calumet louver).[citation needed ]
Climate data for Sirjan (elevation: 1,739.4 m (5,707 ft), 1985-2010) Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Record high °C (°F) 21.0 (69.8) 24.6 (76.3) 30.6 (87.1) 33.0 (91.4) 37.0 (98.6) 40.5 (104.9) 42.0 (107.6) 40.4 (104.7) 38.0 (100.4) 32.5 (90.5) 27.0 (80.6) 25.6 (78.1) 42.0 (107.6) Daily mean °C (°F) 5.6 (42.1) 8.2 (46.8) 12.0 (53.6) 17.0 (62.6) 22.1 (71.8) 26.8 (80.2) 29.0 (84.2) 27.2 (81.0) 23.5 (74.3) 17.8 (64.0) 11.6 (52.9) 7.3 (45.1) 17.3 (63.2) Record low °C (°F) −14.0 (6.8) −13.0 (8.6) −7.4 (18.7) 0.0 (32.0) 4.6 (40.3) 10.0 (50.0) 11.2 (52.2) 9.6 (49.3) 6.0 (42.8) −0.6 (30.9) −8.4 (16.9) −12.0 (10.4) −14.0 (6.8) Averageprecipitation mm (inches) 29.2 (1.15) 21.1 (0.83) 27.6 (1.09) 11.7 (0.46) 5.2 (0.20) 0.6 (0.02) 1.6 (0.06) 0.5 (0.02) 0.4 (0.02) 2.0 (0.08) 5.9 (0.23) 27.5 (1.08) 133.3 (5.24) Average snowy days 0.8 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 1.1 Averagerelative humidity (%) 54 47 43 36 27 22 24 24 25 31 39 51 35 Mean monthlysunshine hours 226.9 225.5 247.7 271.5 331.2 347.0 333.0 339.3 317.3 306.3 250.7 218.9 3,415.3 Source:Iran Meteorological Organization [ 5] [ 6] [ 7] [ 8] [ 9] [ 10]
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 167,014 in 40,605 households.[ 11] The following census in 2011 counted 185,623 people in 51,088 households.[ 12] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 199,704 people in 58,756 households.[ 2]
Universities and higher education centers [ edit ] Payam Noor University Sirjan [ edit ] Source:[ 13]
University of Technology, Sirjan[ edit ] Sirjan University of Technology is a non-profit public higher education institution that was established in 1992. This university, which was established by the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology of Iran, offers courses and programs that lead to obtaining official degrees from higher education. Sirjan University of Technology also provides many university and non-university facilities and services including library and administrative services to students.[ 14]
Choboghi wind-catcher (Badgir) Islamic Azad University, Sirjan[ edit ] Source:[ 15]
Chopoqi Windcatcher [ edit ] Tomb of Shah Firooz The Chopoqi Windcatcher is aPahlavi era windcatcher located in Sirjan,Kerman province ,Iran .[ 16] [ 17]
Tomb of Mire Zobeyr [ edit ] The Tomb of Mire Zobeyr is anIlkhanid tomb located in Sirjan County.[ 18] [ 19]
Tomb of Shah Firooz [ edit ] The Tomb of Shah Firooz is a ninth century AH tomb located inSirjan County .[ 20] [ 21]
Sang Castle is a historic castle dating back to theSasanian era located in Sirjan County.[ 22] [ 23]
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