Zahedan

Zahedan
زاهدان

city

Seal

Zahedan

Coordinates: 29°29′47″N 60°51′46″E / 29.49639°N 60.86278°ECoordinates: 29°29′47″N 60°51′46″E / 29.49639°N 60.86278°E

Country

Iran

Province

Sistan and Baluchestan

Government

Elevation

1,352 m (4,436 ft)

Population (2006)

• Total

552,706

Time zone

IRST (UTC+3:30)

• Summer (DST)

IRDT (UTC+4:30)

Area code(s)

+98-54

Website

http://portalzahedan.ir/

Zahedan (Persian: زاهدان‎‎, Balochi: زایدان) also Romanized as Zāhedān, Zahidan, and Zaidān; also known as Zāhedān-e Yek; formerly known as Dowzdāb, Duzdāb, and Duzdāp and renamed Zahedan by Reza Shah Pahlavi in the late 1920s is a city in and the capital of Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 552,706, in 109,488 families. "Zahedan" is the plural of the Arabic word zahed meaning 'pious'.

Zahedan is located near Pakistan and Afghanistan, only about 41 km (25 mi) south of the tripoint of the borders of the three countries, at an altitude of 1,352 m (4,436 ft) above sea level and at a distance of 1,605 km (997 mi) from the Iranian capital of Tehran. Zahedan in Balochistan region.

Zahedan has a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWh) with hot summers and cool winters. Precipitation is very low, and mostly falls in winter.

Zahedan is the home of the Islamic Azad University of Zahedan, the Zahedan University of Medical Sciences and the University of Sistan and Baluchestan. Besides, the largest Sunni seminary, Darululoom Zahedan, is located in Zahedan. There are some other religious Sunni schools in the city and the vicinity.

The Demographics of Zahedan's inhabitants are largely ethnic Baluchi who speak the Baluchi language and Sistanis who speak Persian Sistani, Yazdi and Khorasani. There are also smaller numbers of Pashtuns and Kurds.

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