Zahedan Travel Guide

Travel Guide to Zahedan

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General Information

Zahedan is a city in and the capital of Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 552,706, in 109,488 families. Zahedan is the plural of the Arabic word zahed meaning pious.

Zahedan is located near Pakistan and Afghanistan, only about 41 km (25 mi) south of the trip point of the borders of the three countries, at an altitude of 1,352 m (4,436 ft) above sea level and at a distance of 1,605 km (997 mi) from the Iranian capital of Tehran. Zahedan in Balochistan region.

Get in and around

The airport is on the outskirts of the city, and has connections to Tehran, Isfahan, Shiraz, Mashhad in Iran and also an International flight to Dubai

Well connected to motorways.

There are plenty of scheduled bus services from some major cities.

There is a direct Tehran-Zahedan train, which takes about 24 hours and is made up of couchette sleepers.

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Top sights & Things to do

When to visit?

A common time to visit Zahedan city will be when the average temperatures are at a comfortable level (between 20°C and 30°C on average) which is during months May, June, July, August and September.  The climate in Zahedan is called a desert climate. There is virtually no rainfall all year long in Zahedan. The temperature here averages 18.2 °C. The average annual rainfall is 105 mm.

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
High/Low temperatures
14°
17°
22°
28°
13°
33°
17°
36°
19°
37°
20°
36°
18°
33°
13°
28°
22°
17°
Chance of precipitation
5%
5%
6%
4%
2%
1%
0%
0%
1%
1%
2%
3%
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