Rafsanjan
Rafsanjan Location in Iran
Coordinates: 30°24′N 56°00′E / 30.4, 56
Country	‎ Iran
Province	Kerman Province

Rafsanjan (Persian: 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.[1]

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

• Islamic Azad University of Rafsanjan
• Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences [2]
• Rafsanjan University of Vali Asr

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Coordinates: 30°24′N, 56°00′E