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Zahedan

American  
[zah-hee-dahn] / ˌzɑ hiˈdɑn /
Or Zahidan

noun

  1. a city in E Iran.


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"Even during wartime, prices didn't rise this much, they're increasing every day," said Fatemeh, a 29-year-old in the southeastern Iranian city of Zahedan.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

For weeks now, taps in cities like Zahedan have yielded nothing but a salty, weakening trickle.

From New York Times • Jun. 21, 2023

After the sermon, demonstrators took to the streets of Zahedan, capital of impoverished Sistan-Baluchistan province in the southeast.

From Reuters • Dec. 16, 2022

Despite its conservatism, in recent weeks women have joined protests in the provincial capital Zahedan.

From BBC • Dec. 5, 2022

The central jail in Zahedan is overflowing, activists say, with prisoners crammed into spaces that do not have proper facilities and are not intended for housing detainees.

From Washington Post • Dec. 2, 2022

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