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Zahedan

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

noun

  1. a city in E Iran.


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Beyond Tehran, explosions were reported in Kermanshah in the west, Isfahan in the centre and as far as Zahedan in the southeast.

From Barron's Feb. 28, 2026

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

From New York Times Jun. 21, 2023

Ismaeelzahi is based in Zahedan, capital of the impoverished Sistan-Baluchistan province, home to Iran's Baluch minority.

From Reuters Jan. 6, 2023

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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