Located west of Kerman Province, Sirjan is the second most populated city in the province and neighbors Shahr-e Babak and Rafsanjan in the north, Bardsir and Baft in the east, Hajjiabad in the south and Neyriz in the west.  Sirjan experiences cold winters and relatively mild summers and springs.

Some scholars believe the history of the city dates back to the Achaemenids era (550-330 BC) or the Parthian era (247 BC–224 CE). Others believe that the city was founded by the Sassanid’s (226-651 CE).

It is believed due to the presence of several mines and Qanats (underground water management system) in the area, the city was named Sirkan or Sirgan meaning mine-filled or Qanat-filled.