Zahedan
City in Iran: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
22 Bahman rally in Zahedan (13961122000703636539522749653719 54271): Masoud Sheikh-Veisi, CC BY 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
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Overview
Zahedan is a city in Iran, in Sistan and Baluchestan. About 551,980 people live in the city proper, making it the 11th largest city of Iran in our atlas.
It lies at 29.50° N, 60.86° E, about 1,380 m (4,528 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Tehran time zone.
Location
Red dot: Zahedan. Green dots: other major cities of Iran. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Zahedan has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 36°C (97°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 0°C (32°F). Around 66 mm (3 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Mar.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
Landmarks and places to see
Popular sights within a few kilometres of the city centre, ranked by how widely they are documented on Wikipedia.
What to eat in IranNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Kerman · 376 km
- Shiraz · 805 km
- Isfahan · 954 km
- Tehran · 1,143 km
- Karaj · 1,185 km
- Arāk · 1,193 km
- Ahvaz · 1,194 km
- Hamadān · 1,330 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 1159301 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q140561 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- 22 Bahman rally in Zahedan (13961122000703636539522749653719 54271): Masoud Sheikh-Veisi, CC BY 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)