Taftan, Balochistan

Coordinates: 28°56′53″N 61°35′04″E / 28.948°N 61.5844°E / 28.948; 61.5844
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Taftan
تپتان
تفتان
Town
Taftan
Calling code
0825

Taftan (

Chagai District, Balochistan, Pakistan.[2] It is one of Pakistan's border crossings with Iran. It is by either road or rail over 500 km (310 mi) from Quetta
.

It is 62 kilometres (39 mi) northeast of the thermally active dark peak or small massif also called Taftan, wholly in Iran.

At its western extreme, the border crossing point of Iran is Mirjaveh.

Transport

It is on

the road 84 in Iran's system, and which meanders via Kerman to a number change west of Rafsanjan
.

It is served by its railway station on the line commonly described as the

Quetta-Taftan Line but which, since 1940, continues to Zahedan
, Iran.

References

  1. ^ "Taftan (Sub Tehsil, Pakistan) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de.
  2. ^ "Taftan Balochistan Pakistan - Travel and hotel information". Travel and Culture Services.

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