Ravar County is a county

Counties of Iran

The provinces of Iran further subdivided into counties called shahrestan , an area inside an ostan, and consists of a city centre, few bakhsh and many villages around them. There are usually a few cities and rural agglomerations in each county. Rural agglomerations are a collection of a number...

 in Kerman Province in Iran

Iran

Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...

. The capital of Ravar County is Ravar

Ravar

Ravar is a city in and the capital of Ravar County, Kerman Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 22,910, in 5,921 families. Ravar produces a distinctive type of Kerman carpet....

. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 38,539, in 10,236 families. The county is subdivided into two districts (bakhsh

Bakhsh

A bakhsh is a type of administrative division of Iran. While sometimes translated as county, it is more accurately translated as district, as they are similar to a township in the United States or a district of England....

): the Central District

Central District (Ravar County)

The Central District of Ravar County is a district in Ravar County, Kerman Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 31,140, in 8,278 families. The District has one city: Ravar....

 and Kuhsaran District

Kuhsaran District

Kuhsaran District is a district in Ravar County, Kerman Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 7,399, in 1,958 families. The District has one city: Hojedk....

. The county has two cities: Ravar

Ravar

Ravar is a city in and the capital of Ravar County, Kerman Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 22,910, in 5,921 families. Ravar produces a distinctive type of Kerman carpet....

 and Hojedk

Hojedk

Hojedk is a city in and the capital of Kuhsaran District, in Ravar County, Kerman Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 938, in 232 families....

.

Ravar

Ravar

Ravar is a city in and the capital of Ravar County, Kerman Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 22,910, in 5,921 families. Ravar produces a distinctive type of Kerman carpet....

 is the very northern city of Kerman province. It is on the border of Kerman province and the large desert area of the Southern Khorasan

South Khorasan Province

South Khorasan Province is a province located in eastern Iran. Birjand is the centre of the province. The other major cities are Ferdows and Qaen....

province, called Loot desert (Kavir-e-Loot).

Carpet weaving is one of the main industries of the city, and the carpets produced there are renowned internationally. This art is a very old tradition in Ravar.