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Zahedan Zahedan ( Balochi and fa, , ' ) is a city and capital of Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran. At the 2016 census, its population was 587,730. The city was the site of a deadly crackdown in October 2022, with dozens citizens killed by pro- ...

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Zahedan County Zahedan County ( fa, شهرستان زاهدان) is in Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran. The capital of the county is the city of Zahedan. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 663,822 in 130,763 households. The following cens ...

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, and is the former administrative center for Nosratabad Rural District before the capital was moved to the village of Shahrak-e Hesaruiyeh. Nosratabad lies on the road from

to Bam. At the 2006 census, its population was 4,182 in 919 households. The following census in 2011 counted 4,270 people in 931 households. The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 5,238 people in 1,255 households.

History

Nosratabad, the city of Nosrat, was named after Nusret el Mulk, a former deputy governor of

Sistan Sistān ( fa, سیستان), known in ancient times as Sakastān ( fa, سَكاستان, "the land of the Saka"), is a historical and geographical region in present-day Eastern Iran ( Sistan and Baluchestan Province) and Southern Afghanistan (N ...

; when built, c. 1870, it was first called Nasirabad in honour of Nasr-uddin Shah; other names, used locally, are Shahr-i-Seistan, Shahr-i-Nassiriyeh, or simply Shahr (the town). Its climate is very dry and hot; due to its location in the Lut Desert, it is among the hottest locations in the world. In August 1926, the highest officially recorded temperature soared to 58.0 °C. During the late nineteenth century it was the residence of

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s, and had post and telegraph offices (as of 1911). The city served as the capital of Sistan until some time in the 20th century. The city was the site of a major

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in 2004, when a fuel tanker lost control at a police checkpoint and collided with a bus, resulting in 90 fatalities and 114 additional injuries. On 3 June 2009, the Jondollah militant group blocked off roads between Nosratabad and Bam, seizing several trucks.Sunni rebel group takes claim for highway attack in Iran
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References

Zahedan County Populated places in Zahedan County Cities in Sistan and Baluchestan Province {{Zahedan-geo-stub