Kerman
Americannoun
noun
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Kerman, the most commonly-planted pistachio variety, originates from Iran and is named after a famous carpet-making city near Rafsanjan.
From Salon ● May 6, 2026
Lindsay and Craig Foreman, both in their early fifties, were seized in January as they passed through Kerman, in central Iran, while on a round-the-world motorbike trip.
From Barron's ● Nov. 13, 2025
Sandoval, a former member of the Kerman City Council and longtime teacher in nearby Tranquility, scoffed at the piano lessons and tree donation, noting that Cantua Elementary is across the street from an orchard.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2025
Cities including Isfahan and Kerman have introduced bans in recent days, according to news agency AFP.
From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2025
The soldiers followed the horse for some distance into the desert to prevent its returning, and thus perished the beautiful traitress of Kerman.
From Behind the Veil in Persia and Turkish Arabia An account of an Englishwoman's Eight Years' Residence amongst the Women of the East by A. Hume-Griffith
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