Sistan and Baluchestan Province
Also known as Ostān-e Sīstān-o Balūchestān
province of Iran
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Sistan and Baluchestan Province is a region located in southeastern Iran, bordering Pakistan and Afghanistan. It is significant as an important geographical area that connects Iran to its neighbors in South Asia.
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 2405742
- Area
- 181785
- Official website
- www.sbportal.ir
- Image
- Darak Beach 1.jpg
- Unemployment rate
- 10.9
- Dialing code
- 0542
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- Commons category
- Sistan and Baluchestan Province
- native label
- سݔستان ءُ بلۏچستانءِ استان
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The Sistan and Baluchestan province (Persian: استان سيستان و بلوچستان), simply referred to as Sistan-Baluchestan, is the second largest of the 31 provinces of Iran, after Kerman province, with an area of 180,726 km. Its capital is the city of Zahedan. The province is in the southeast of the country, bordering Afghanistan and Pakistan.
The province is mainly populated by the Baloch ethnicity with a small minority of Sistani Persians.