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(zäh dän´) (KEY) , city (1991 pop. 361,623), capital of Sistan and Baluchistan prov., SE Iran, near the borders with Pakistan and Afghanistan. One of Irans poorer cities, Zahedan is a road junction and the terminus of a railroad that runs into Pakistan. |
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