Sistan and Baluchestan
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Sistan and Baluchestan is the southeasternmost province of Iran, along the country's border with Pakistan.
Cities
- 1 ZahedanCategory:Has map markers – the provincial capital of Baluchestan
- 2 ZabolCategory:Has map markers
- 3 SaravanCategory:Has map markers
- 4 KhashCategory:Has map markers
- 5 IranshahrCategory:Has map markers
- 6 NikshahrCategory:Has map markers
- 7 ChabaharCategory:Has map markers
- 8 BampoorCategory:Has map markers
Other destinations
- 1 Bahookalat Protected AreaCategory:Has map markers — Nature reserve home to several endangered species.
- 2 Dasht-e LutCategory:Has map markers — Large salt desert partly located in Sistan and Baluchestan, one of the world's driest and hottest places
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
By air
There are three airports within the region, most flights are domestic with a very limited number of international flights from major hubs such as Dubai.
- Chabahar Konarak Airport (ZBR Category:Airport code pages missing IATA)
- Iranshahr Airport (IHR Category:Airport code pages missing IATA)
- Zahedan Airport (ZAH IATA)
By rail
The railway network is quite limited within the province. Zahedan in the northern part of the region was for a long time the only city connected to the rail network. Work is however under way to extend the railway southwards, the first extension to Khash was opened in 2022. The rest of the extension towards Chabahar at the Persian Gulf won't be finished until the mid or late 2020s.
There are direct overnight trains from Tehran to both Zahedan and Khash several times per week, with journey times of about 24 hours. The former international train "Zahedan Mixed Passenger" which ran twice a month (3rd and 17th of every month) between Zahedan and Quetta in Pakistan was suspended sometime around 2014 and a goods-only service now operates on this line as of early 2025.
Get around
See
- Shahr-I Sokhta — the ruins of a city abandoned around 1800 BC, 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 salt desert that is listed as a World Heritage Site.
Do
Buy
Baluchis are famous for carpets, especially prayer rugs.