Industries

* **Agriculture & Food Processing:** A massive sector producing wheat, citrus, dates, and nuts, supported by a vast network of food packaging and processing plants. * **Tourism & Hospitality:** Driven by UNESCO World Heritage sites, historical gardens, and medical tourism (patients traveling to Shiraz for advanced healthcare). * **Petrochemicals & Energy:** Home to the Shiraz Oil Refinery and various petrochemical complexes utilizing the region's gas reserves. * **Electronics & IT:** Shiraz is historically recognized as Iran's electronics hub, producing telecommunications equipment, consumer electronics, and software. * **Manufacturing:** Includes the production of cement, textiles, rubber, and metal products. * **Handicrafts:** Renowned for Persian carpets, gabbeh (nomadic rugs), khatam (marquetry), and silverwork, heavily produced by tribal and local artisans.