Meymand is a city in and the capital of Meymand District

Meymand District

Meymand District is a district in Firuzabad County, Fars Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 25,765, in 5,948 families. The District has one city: Meymand....

, in Firuzabad County

Firuzabad County

Firuzabad County is a county in Fars Province in Iran. The capital of the county is Firuzabad. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 111,973, in 24,894 families. The county is subdivided into two districts: the Central District and Meymand District. The county has two cities:...

, Fars Province, Iran

Iran

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. At the 2006 census, its population was 8,615, in 2,138 families.

Meymand is located a few miles east of Firuzabad and about 70 miles (112.7 km) from 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...

. Its population is almost wholly occupied with the manufacture and sale of rose water, which is largely exported to many parts of Iran as well as to Arabia, India

India

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 and Java

Java

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. The district also produces great quantities of almonds.