Country Iran Bakhsh Pishin Time zone IRST (UTC+3:30) Local time Monday 7:51 PM | County Sarbaz Elevation 219 m (719 ft) Population 10,477 (2006) | |
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Weather 27°C, Wind S at 16 km/h, 62% Humidity Province Sistan and Baluchestan Province | ||
Pishin (Persian: پيشين, also Romanized as Pīshīn) is a city in and the capital of Pishin District, in Sarbaz County, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 10,477, in 1,832 families.
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Map of Pishin, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran
Pishin has an altitude of 219 metres (721 feet). It is near the Pakistani border, across which is the town of Mand to the east. The Iranian government has set up a customs post to develop border trade between Iran and Pakistan. The overwhelming majority of the city's inhabitants are ethnic Baloch who speak the Balochi language.
Dam
The largest dam in Sistan and Baluchistan province has been built south of Pishin to provide water for agriculture and human consumption in Pishin and Bahu districts.
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Pishin, Iran Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA