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History of Kerman


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le="margin-top:4.8pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt; margin-left:0in;line-height:14.4pt;background:white">The present city of Kerman was rebuilt in the 19th century to the northwest of the old city, but the city did not recover to its former size until the 20th century.

Most of the population of Kerman are Persians and Shi'a Muslims. But Kerman also has a small but culturally significant Zoroastrian minority. Balochis living in Kerman as the second largest ethnicity and are predominantly Sunni.

The population of the city in 1996 was 385,000 and in 2006 was 515,414 and the current population is 621,374:including 312,873 male and 308,501 female

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