Jiroft (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Jiroft is a city in Kerman province, Iran. It is located 230-kilometres south of the city of Kerman, and 1,375-kilometres south of Tehran. Its population is 290,000. In the past it was also called Sabzevaran, and on account of its being very fertile land it is famous as Hend-e-Koochak (the little India). Jiroft is located in a vast plain, Halil River, on the southern outskirts of the Barez mountain chain, surrounded by two rivers. The mean elevation of the city is about 650-metres above sea level. The weather of the city is very warm in summer and temperatures are moderate in winter. It is one of the hottest places in Iran and the world, with a recorded temperature of 135 F (57 C) in August 1933.