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Sistan and Baluchestan province (Persian: استان سيستان و بلوچستان) [a] is the second largest of the 31 Provinces of Iran, after Kerman Province, with an area of 180,726 km 2. Its capital is the city of Zahedan . [ 4 ]
Balochistan [4] (/ b ə ˈ l oʊ tʃ ɪ s t ɑː n, b ə ˌ l oʊ tʃ ɪ ˈ s t ɑː n,-s t æ n / bə-LOHTCH-ist-a(h)n, - A(H)N; Balochi: بلۏچستان, romanized: Balòcestàn, [baˈloːt͡ʃest̪ɑːn]), also spelled as Baluchistan or Baluchestan, is a historical region in West and South Asia, located in the Iranian plateau's far southeast and bordering the Indian Plate and the ...
Sistan became a province of the Umayyad and Abbasid Caliphates. In the 860s, the Saffarid dynasty emerged in Sistan and proceeded to conquer most of the Islamic East, until it was checked by the Samanids in 900. After the Samanids took the province from the Saffarids, it briefly returned to Abbasid control, but in 917 the governor Abu Yazid ...
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Zabol (Persian: زابل ⓘ) [a] is a city in the Central District of Zabol County, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. [5] Zabol is near the border with Afghanistan.
Location of Hamun County in Sistan and Baluchestan province (top left, pink) Location of Sistan and Baluchestan province in Iran Coordinates: 30°33′09″N 61°05′01″E / 30.55250°N 61.08361°E / 30.55250; 61.08361
Location of Khash County in Sistan and Baluchestan province (center right, yellow) Location of Sistan and Baluchestan province in Iran Coordinates: 28°05′28″N 61°37′48″E / 28.09111°N 61.63000°E / 28.09111; 61.63000
Location of Iranshahr County in Sistan and Baluchestan province (center left, pink) Location of Sistan and Baluchestan province in Iran Coordinates: 27°40′40″N 60°20′02″E / 27.67778°N 60.33389°E / 27.67778; 60.33389