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Geographical
Location
Ardakan
is on Tehran-Bandar Abbas road, 60 km to the west of Yazd
province, and on the margin of Salt Desert. Ardakan’s
climate is desert but on the high lands, it is relatively
temperate.
The
scarcity of rainfall, high degree of evaporation
deforestation and quicksand are Ardakan region’s
features. Yet, in spite of natural limitations, the most
conspicuous activities of people in this region are
agriculture and gardening. The region’s most important
products are pomegranates, pistachios, wheat, etc. Two
fruits are exported, because of their top quality. Also,
animal husbandry, especially camel raising, is widely
practiced in this region making in the provincial center
for camel breeding.
The
name “Ardakan” is made of two parts: Ard and Kan;
“Ard” means “piety”, while “Kan” means
“mine”. As such the word Ardakan means “the mine of
piety”. The present location of this city is on the
dried-up bed of the former Saveh Sea.
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