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Introduction

Kashan is the main city of Isfahan Province. In addition to the world-famous carpets, it is also famous for its silk and brick-glazed tiles. Located on the road to Kerman, Kashan is a huge oasis of beauty that crosses the western edge of the Desert. If the city can have gender, Kashan is a charming woman. It is not only known for its silk, pottery, bronze and perfumes produced by the famous Rose Garden, but also the city has a preference for King Abbas. He loves the city and personally comes to her. Dressing up, it is required to be buried in the tombs built by the ancestors in the 13th century after death. Since then, the city has begun to attract attention and love.

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Today’s kashan

Each year there are many tourists come to visit Kashan and other touristic cities around like Qamsar and Abyaneh. The other town near Kashan is Niasar with many attractions like man-mad cave, fireplace and many water falls.
Today, kashanian people have many carpet-waving factories and there are many marble and copper mines.
Kashan has about 400,000 population.
Each year there are many tourists come to visit Kashan and other touristic cities around like Qamsar and Abyaneh. The other town near Kashan is Niasar with many attractions like man-mad cave, fireplace and many water falls.
Today, kashanian people have many carpet-waving factories and there are many marble and copper mines.
Kashan has about 400,000 population.

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Brief history

Kashan was a leisure place for Safavi kings. For example, Bagh-e-fin is one of the most famous places in Kashan belongs to Safavid kingdom. This garden designed in a way to be a classical Persian vison of paradise with its pool and orchards. The building had been replaced by a new one with a close design to the original one in Qajar dynasty.
4 km west of Kashan there is an old city which many archeologists believe that people lived there from pre-historic ages.

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Transportation

Kashan is a part of north-south railway of Iran and this city is connected to Isfahan and Natanz to the south and Qom to the north.
Kashan airport with ATA airlines flights from Mashhad international airport reopened in 2016.

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Souvenirs, Handicrafts and local foods

Rose water and sweats

The most famous souvenir of Kashan is rose water. This souvenir is that important that each year there is a large ceremony held in this city with much enthusiasm. Except rose water there are many sweats you can test and buy there.

Damask Rose

Because of large Damask rose cultivation in Kashan, you can se many of them when you enter the city and you can buy them in order to use them as a flavor.

Kashan Muffins

This kind of muffin has an important value of Kashanies and they make them with wheat flour, sugar, vegetable or animal oil, cardamom, saffron and pistachio kernel. If you want to test real Kashan’s taste don’t miss Kashan muffins.
Kashan Baklava

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Weather
Aug 29, 2022 - Mon
Kashan IR
Wind 2 m/s, SE
Pressure 761.31 mmHg
29°C
clear sky
Humidity 6%
Clouds -
DayCond.Temp.WindHumidityPressurePres.
sun aug 28
-°C /29°C0 m/s-0 mmHg
mon aug 29
34°C /27°C1 m/s, NNW10%761.31 mmHg
tue aug 30
35°C /26°C1 m/s, SE13%761.31 mmHg
wed aug 31
36°C /26°C1 m/s, S13%759.81 mmHg
thu sep 1
37°C /27°C1 m/s, S12%759.06 mmHg
Attractions

Madrese-e Sultani

The largest and most majestic building in Kashan – Madrese-e Sultani, the Imam Khomeini School of Economics, now known as the Imam Khomeini School. This is one of Kashan’s largest…

Borujerdi Ancient House

Borujerdi Ancient House of Kashan Cultural Heritage Management Department (Khan-e Borujerdi) The ancient house of Borujerdi, built about 130 years ago, the homeowner is a famous businessman in Natanz named…

Aga Bozorg Mosque

Aga Bozorg mosque and the two domes of the Haojie Tajudin mausoleum, the Abu Dhabi, the Buzoleg mosque and the Confucian, this comprehensive building was built in the second half…

Abyaneh

Feel the old and rustic village of Abyaneh This is a beautiful and historic village. At the foot of  Karkas, 70 km southeast of Kashan, 40 km from Natanz. The…

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