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In the Shahnameh, Sistan is also referred to as Zabulistan, after the region in the eastern part of present-day Afghanistan. In Ferdowsi's epic, Zabulistan is in turn described to be the homeland of the mythological hero Rostam. History. Early history. The gates of Haozdar, in Sistan.
Sīstān, extensive border region, eastern Iran and southwestern Afghanistan. Forty percent of its area is in Iran, as well as the majority of its sparse population. The region comprises a large depression some 1,500–1,700 feet (450–520 m) in elevation.
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Sistan and Baluchestan province (Persian: استان سيستان و بلوچستان) [a] is the second largest of the 31 Provinces of Iran, after Kerman Province, with an area of 180,726 km 2. Its capital is the city of Zahedan . [ 4 ]
Sistan is a geographical region that lies at the southwestern corner of Afghanistan, northwest Pakistan, and eastern Iran, bisected by the Helmand River, the largest watercourse in Afghanistan. Surrounded by deserts, it is a land of extreme heat and cold, relentless winds, and shifting sand dunes.
The Sistan region is located in the northern part of the province and is a flat area consisting of old and new alluvium of the Helmand River. The Baluchestan region is a mountainous region that borders the Lut desert to the north and the Oman Sea to the south.
Sīstān (Persian: سیستان) is a border region in eastern Iran (Sistan and Baluchestan Province) and southern Afghanistan (Nimroz, Kandahar and Zabul provinces). Sistan was once the homeland of Sakas , a Scythian tribe of Iranic origin.
Sistan (sēstän´) or Seistan (sā–), border lowland region of SW Afghanistan and E Iran, c.6,000 sq mi (15,540 sq km), fed mainly by the spring flood of the Helmand River and other streams.
