Zahedan (Paperback)

Zahedanis a city in southeastern Iran and the capital of the province of Sistan and Baluchestan. The city had an estimated population of 580,071 in 2005.Zahedan is located near the borders with Pakistan and Afghanistan, at an altitude of 1,352 meters above sea level and at a distance of 1,605 km from the Iranian capital of Tehran.The overwhelming majority of Zahedan's inhabitants are ethnic Baluchi and speak the Baluchi language. There are also smaller numbers of Pashtuns, Sistanis and Brahuis.