Eastern Iran
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Eastern Iran includes the provinces North Khorasan, Razavi Khorasan, South Khorasan and Sistan and Baluchestan some of which share a border with Afghanistan and Pakistan. Some references also count Kerman Province to this region.
Dominated by deserts, this region is characterised by an arid or hyper-arid climate.[1] [2]
The major cities are, in descending order of population, Mashhad, Zahedan, Neyshabur, Bojnurd, Birjand, Zabol, Chabahar and Kerman.
See also
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ Yale, Pat (2001). Iran. Lonely Planet. p. 342. ISBN 0 86442 756 5.
- ^ Najafi, Mohammad Saeed; Alizadeh, Omid (12 September 2023). "Climate zones in Iran". Meteorological Applications. 30 (5). doi:10.1002/met.2147 – via RMetS.