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Zahedan is located near Pakistan and Afghanistan, only about 41 km south of the tripoint of the borders of the three countries, at an altitude of 1,352 m above sea level and at a distance of 1,605 km (997 mi) from the Iranian capital of Tehran. The population comprises Shiite Muslim Persians and Sunnite Muslim Baluchs. Zahedan is one of …

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History & Culture

Zahedan lies east of the Loot Desert. The city was part of the historic region of Sistan, situated today on the borders of southeastern Iran and southwestern Afghanistan. One portion is part of the Iranian province of Sistan and Baluchestan. The other portion is part of the Nimruz Province of Afghanistan. The name Sistan comes from 'Sakastan', of which Sistan …

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