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Main industries | iron, steel, mining, export, infrastructure building |
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Isfahan city |
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Commerce has always been central to the growth of Isfahan, to the extent that the Safavid Shah Abbas I (1588–1629) effectively re-routed the Silk Road through Isfahan. [1] As of 2019, economic transparency is lacking in Isfahan. [2] The Association of Mass Builders of Housing and Construction is an institution to encourage professionalism and create a suitable platform for investment. [3] The Isfahan 1405 (2026) strategic plan is the sixth five-year plan of the city that has been uploaded on the municipal transparency site, and citizens can view it. [4]
Since Safavid times, goldsmithing, carpet weaving, textile, and coppersmithing became popular in Isfahan. [5] Jey Oil Refining Company has a production and storage site in Isfahan. [6] City is a furniture production hub in the country. [7] Some of the industrial districts within a 50-kilometer radius of the city are Jey Industrial Estate, Sagzi, Mohammad Abad, Dowlatabad, Isfahan. [8] [9] Some of the markets are Shoes, Bags, Cars, Computers, Home appliances, Food, Pharmaceuticals and Gardening. [10] Isfahan is known for the Isfahan rug.
Notable companies based in Isfahan include:
For reducing unemployment, according to Tasnim, it is recommended to build a dry port for goods, in special economics logistics east region of the city because of the airport, railway, highways, and roads. [11] Isfahan uranium processing facility is responsible for nuclear enrichment. Construction began in 1993. [12] Montazeri Power Plant is located in the north of Isfahan next to the Oil Refinery. The plant has eight units of 200 megawatts, with a production capacity of 1600 megawatts in total. [13] Startup Grind Isfahan hosts monthly startup events. [14] Isfahan Science and Technology Town is one of the technology parks in Iran, [15] and Isfahan University of Medical Sciences Health Science and Technology Park opened 2019. [16] [17] [18]
Number | Name | Stars |
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1 | Abbasi Hotel | 5 |
2 | Kosar | 5 |
3 | Piruzi | 4 |
4 | AliQapu | 4 |
5 | Venus | 4 |
6 | Keryas | 4 |
7 | Aseman | 4 |
There are almost 150 hotels, [20] Sarouyeh is a chosen tourism area in Isfahan Province. [21]
Some of the special markets inside the city are the medicinal herbs market, flower & plants market, fish market, meat market. There is a program to build Kowsar hypermarkets in every district by Isfahan Municipality's Organization for Organizing Urban Jobs and Agricultural Products. [22] [23] In 2019 680 child workers were identified by charity groups. [24] District 14 is one of the most impoverished places in the city with the most number of under 14 years old population and high crime ratio. [25] Oman Samani neighborhood with a population density of 222 people per hectare and 55% of immigrants has the highest population density in Isfahan. [26]
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