Meymand

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Meymand
Meymand (Iran)
Meymand
Meymand
Location in Iran
Coordinates: 28°52′N 52°45′E / 28.867, 52.75
Country Iran
Province Fars Province

Meymand, a town in the province of Fars, Iran, a few miles east of Firuzabad and about 70 miles from Shiraz. It has a population of about 5000, almost wholly occupied with the manufacture and sale of rose-water, which is largely exported to many parts of Persia as well as to Arabia, India and Java. The district also produces great quantities of almonds.

This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.