Zahedan

Zahedan
زاهدان
City
Makki Mosque in Zahedan
Makki Mosque in Zahedan
Official seal of Zahedan
Zahedan is located in Iran
Zahedan
Zahedan
Coordinates: 29°30′09″N 60°51′21″E / 29.50250°N 60.85583°E / 29.50250; 60.85583[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceSistan and Baluchestan
CountyZahedan
DistrictCentral
Government
 • MayorMohammad Amir Barahuyi[2]
Elevation
1,352 m (4,436 ft)
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Urban
587,730
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
Area code+98-54
ClimateBWh
Websitezahedan.ir

Zahedan (Balochi and Persian: ; [zɒːheˈd̪ɒːn])[a] is a city in the Central District of Zahedan County, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran and serves as capital of the province, the county, and the district.[6] It is near the Iran-Pakistan border.

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (22 April 2023). "Zahedan, Zahedan County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  2. ^ "محمد امیر براهویی شهردار زاهدان شد". 30 September 2021.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2016 census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Zahedan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3088799" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  5. ^ Skrine, Clarmont (1962). World War in Iran. Constable & Company, Ltd. p. 68.
  6. ^ Habibi, Hassan (12 September 1990). "Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of Sistan and Baluchestan province, centered in the city of Zahedan". Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of the Farabi Library of Mobile Users (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board. Archived from the original on 24 July 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2023.


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