EghtesadOnline: The natural gas grid will cover 3,600 villages across the country by the end of the current fiscal (March 2019), the National Iranian Gas Company’s deputy for gas distribution said.

EghtesadOnline: Iran’s villages are being deserted by their inhabitants slowly but steadily.

EghtesadOnline: Urban and rural areas are marked by many differences, namely population density, economic development, amenities, jobs, education, division of labor, and occupational mobility. Inflation, for instance, has a vast impact on urban areas while in rural areas where farming is usually the main occupation, people can live on low earnings because agriculture and animal husbandry sustains them with their basic needs.