Abadeh is a city in and the capital of Abadeh County

Abadeh County

Abadeh County is a county in Fars Province in Iran. The capital of the county is Abadeh. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 87,203, in 23,387 families. The county has only one district: the Central District. The county has five cities: Abadeh, Soghad, Bahman, Izadkhvast, and Surmaq....

, in Fars Province, 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...

. Abadeh is situated at an elevation of 6200 feet (1,889.8 m) in a fertile plain on the high road between Isfahan

Isfahan (city)

Isfahan , historically also rendered in English as Ispahan, Sepahan or Hispahan, is the capital of Isfahan Province in Iran, located about 340 km south of Tehran. It has a population of 1,583,609, Iran's third largest city after Tehran and Mashhad...

 and Shiraz

Shiraz, Iran

Shiraz is the sixth most populous city in Iran and is the capital of Fars Province, the city's 2009 population was 1,455,073. Shiraz is located in the southwest of Iran on the Roodkhaneye Khoshk seasonal river...

, 140 miles (225.3 km) from the former and 170 miles (273.6 km) from the latter. At the 2006 census, its population was 52,042, in 14,184 families. As of 2009, the population was estimated to be 95,460.

It is the largest city in the Abadeh

Abadeh County

Abadeh County is a county in Fars Province in Iran. The capital of the county is Abadeh. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 87,203, in 23,387 families. The county has only one district: the Central District. The county has five cities: Abadeh, Soghad, Bahman, Izadkhvast, and Surmaq....

-Eghlid

Eghlid

Eqlid is a city in and the capital of Eqlid County, Fars Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 49,709, in 1,497 families.Eqlid is located 22 km west of the Expressway between Isfahan and Shiraz. The population of Eghlid is about 45,000...

 district, which is famed for its carved wood-work, made of the wood of pear

Pear

The pear is any of several tree species of genus Pyrus and also the name of the pomaceous fruit of these trees. Several species of pear are valued by humans for their edible fruit, but the fruit of other species is small, hard, and astringent....

 and box tree

Box Tree

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s. Sesame oil, castor oil, grain, and various fruits are also produced there. The area is famous for its Abadeh rug

Abadeh rug

An Abaadeh carpet is a type of Persian carpet made in the town of Abadeh in Iran.-History:Over the last 50 years Abadeh carpets have emerged as a recognizable group in the marketplace. Abadeh, a market town half way between Isfahan and Shiraz in Iran, is traditionally where the Qashqai in their...

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Landmarks and crafts

Abadeh historical monuments include Emirate Kolah Farangi, Tymcheh Sarafyan and Khaje tomb, located in the Khoja mountains.
Abadeh crafts can be embroidered in cotton. The town also produces Abadeh rug

Abadeh rug

An Abaadeh carpet is a type of Persian carpet made in the town of Abadeh in Iran.-History:Over the last 50 years Abadeh carpets have emerged as a recognizable group in the marketplace. Abadeh, a market town half way between Isfahan and Shiraz in Iran, is traditionally where the Qashqai in their...

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Transportation

Expessway 65

Road 65 (Iran)

This north-south road is an important transit road connecting Tehran to Fars.-Abadeh-Shiraz:Saadatshahr Tunnel located between Saadatshahr and Qaderabad will be closed for repairs and lighting related works from 22th of November 2011 to mid-February 2012....

passes through Abadeh. This situation helps Abadeh to improve its capabilities compared to the neighboring city, Eqlid. Road 78

Road 78 (Iran)

Road 78 is a second class road in Iran connecting Yasuj to Yazd via Road 65 southern Abadeh....

 makes connections from Abadeh to Abarkuh

Abarkuh

Abarkuh is a city in and capital of Abarkuh County, Yazd Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 20,994, in 5,880 families.Abarkuh is located at an altitude of 1510 metres . An ancient living cypress tree, the Sarv-e-Abarqu, is located here....

, Yazd

Yazd

Yazd is the capital of Yazd Province in Iran, and a centre of Zoroastrian culture. The city is located some 175 miles southeast of Isfahan. At the 2006 census, the population was 423,006, in 114,716 families....

 Eqlid and Yasuj

Yasuj

Yasuj is a city in and the capital of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 96,786, in 20,297 families.Yasuj is an industrial city in the Zagros Mountains of southwestern Iran...

. It has a junction with Abadeh Shiraz Expressway

Road 65 (Iran)

This north-south road is an important transit road connecting Tehran to Fars.-Abadeh-Shiraz:Saadatshahr Tunnel located between Saadatshahr and Qaderabad will be closed for repairs and lighting related works from 22th of November 2011 to mid-February 2012....

 24 km south of the city. A road starts from Abadeh Ring Road to Soqad and Semirom

Semirom

Semirom is a city in and the capital of Semirom County, Isfahan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 26,260, in 6,593 families....

, Road 55

Road 55 (Iran)

Road 55 connects Persian Gulf and Bushehr to Isfahan and central Iran to Road 65 ....

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The railroad from Isfahan to Shiraz

Shiraz

Shiraz may refer to:* Shiraz, Iran, a city in Iran* Shiraz County, an administrative subdivision of Iran* Vosketap, Armenia, formerly called ShirazPeople:* Hovhannes Shiraz, Armenian poet* Ara Shiraz, Armenian sculptor...

 passes Abadeh and there are train services at Abadeh Railway Station to Shiraz, Esfahan, Tehran and Mashad. Abadeh airport (OISA) was planned to be built in Akbar Hashemi Rafsenjani's presidential period.