Abadeh
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Abadeh (آباده) is a city in Iran, in the province of Fars, situated at an elevation of 6200 feet in a fertile plain on the high road between Isfahan and Shiraz, 140 miles from the former and 170 miles from the latter. As of 2004, the population was estimated to be 58,200. [1]
It is the chief place of the Abadeh-Eghlid district, which is famed for its carved wood-work, made of the wood of pear and box trees. It is the trade center or grain and its froot growing region Sesame oil and castor oil arre also produced their
The town is famous for its Abadeh rugs.
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- This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.
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