Zahedan: facts

At a glance

• Country: Iran
• Region: Sistan and Baluchestan
• Administrative status: seat of a first-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA)
• Population: approximately 551,980
• Coordinates: 29.4963° N, 60.8629° E
• Time zone: Asia/Tehran (UTC+03:30)
• Currency: Rial (IRR)
• Distance to the capital, Tehran: 1,120 km (696 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Zahedan International Airport (ZAH): 4.8 km (3.0 mi), straight line
• Bam Airport (BXR): 238 km (148 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Mirjaveh: 78 km (49 mi)
• Taftan, Pakistan: 93 km (58 mi)