Saravan ( Balochi and fa, سراوان, Sarāwān, also

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d as Sarāvān; formerly, Shastoon) is a city in and the capital of Saravan County, Sistan and Baluchestan Province,

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. At the 2006 census, its population was 58,652, in 10,078 families. Saravan lies in the Iranian Balochistan, close to the international border of

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. The inhabitants of the city are Baloch and speak the

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. It is the center of Saravan County. The city lies in a long valley in the south of Masheked and north of Makran.

Earthquake

In winter of 2013 a major

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with a magnitude of 7.8 Richter occurred near the city of Saravan.

Attacks on public figures

Saravan is the location of many attacks, presumably by Baloch

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. * Justice Judge Ebrahim Karimi was assassinated * Rare suicide bombing kills four * October 26, 2013: About 20 Iranian border guards are killed in an attack by rebel Baloch bandits near Pakistan border.

References

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