What is Kashan?
{{Infobox settlement |official_name = Kashan |native_name = کاشان |settlement_type = [[City]] |image_skyline = Tabatabaei2.jpg |imagesize = 300px |image_caption = [[Khaneh Tabatabaei ha|Tabatabaei House]], early 1800s, Kashan. A fine example of traditional Persian architecture. |image_flag = |image_seal = |image_map = |map_caption = |pushpin_map = Iran |pushpin_label_position =bottom |pushpin_mapsize = 300 |pushpin_map_caption =Location in Iran |subdivision_type = [[List of countries|Country]] |subdivision_name = {{flag|Iran}} |subdivision_type1 =[[Provinces of Iran|Province]] |subdivision_name1 =[[Isfahan Province|Isfahan]] |subdivision_type2 =[[Counties of Iran|County]] |subdivision_name2 =[[Kashan County|Kashan]] |subdivision_type3 =[[Bakhsh]] |subdivision_name3 =[[Central District (Kashan County)|Central]] |established_title = |established_date =: |government_type = |leader_title = |leader_name = |area_magnitude = |area_total_sq_mi = |area_total_km2 = |area_land_sq_mi = |area_land_km2 = |area_urban_sq_mi = |area_urban_km2 = |area_metro_km2 = |area_metro_sq_mi = |population_as_of= |population_footnotes = |population_total = |population_urban = |population_metro = |population_density_sq_mi = |population_density_km2 = |timezone = [[Iran Standard Time|IRST]] |utc_offset = +3:30 |timezone_DST = [[Iran Standard Time|IRDT]] |utc_offset_DST = +4:30 |elevation_footnotes= |elevation_m = |elevation_ft = |postal_code_type = |postal_code = |area_code = |website = [http://www.kashan.ir Kashan.ir] |footnotes = }} '''Kashan''' is a [[city]] in [[Iran]]. It is near [[Isfahan]], about {{convert|200|km|mi}} from [[Tehran]]. The city is known for its [[textile]]s. In the [[Middle Ages]], it was also known for [[ceramics]]. As of 2012, about 275,000 people live in the city, about 317,000 in its [[metropolitan area]]. The city is along the road from [[Qom]] to [[Kerman]]. Kashan is located at the edge of a [[desert]], along the first [[oasis]]. The city has a [[desert climate]], with hot [[s