Sistan and Baluchestan - Sistan and Baluchestan

For adjacent Pakistani region, see Balochistan.

Baluchistan is the southeasternmost region of Iran, along the country's border with Pakistan.

Cities

Map of Sistan and Baluchestan
  • 1 Zahedan
  • 2 Zabol Zabol on Wikipedia
  • 3 Saravan Saravan, Iran on Wikipedia
  • 4 Iranshahr Iranshahr, Iran on Wikipedia
  • 5 Nikshahr Nik Shahr on Wikipedia
  • 6 Chabahar Chabahar on Wikipedia
  • 7 Bampoor Bampur on Wikipedia

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Understand

Talk

The native language of the region, Baluchi, related to ancient Persian (Avestan), is spoken in western, southern, and eastern parts of the region. As in the rest of Iran, Persian is also useful.

Get in

Zahedan Airport (ZAH IATA)

Get around

See

Shahr-l Sohkta
  • Shahr-I Sokhta — the ruins of a city abandoned around 1800BC, this archaeological site was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2014.
  • Guel Afshan- a well that spews mud to the air
  • Lut Desert, partially located in Sistan and Baluchestan, the rest in Kerman is a world heritage listed salt desert.

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