Taftan, Balochistan Explained

Official Name:Taftan
Taftan
Settlement Type:Town
Mapsize:150 px
Coordinates:28.948°N 61.5844°W
Pushpin Map:Pakistan Balochistan#Pakistan
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Balochistan
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Chagai District
Population Total:18,510
Population As Of:2017
Population Footnotes:[1]
Area Code:0825
Area Code Type:Calling code
Timezone1:PST
Utc Offset1:+5

Taftan (Urdu: {{nq|تفتان) (Baluchi: {{nq|تپتان) is a trunk road and railway town in Chagai District, Balochistan, Pakistan.[2] It is one of Pakistan's border crossings with Iran. It is by either road or rail over from Quetta.

It is 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 N40 road. This becomes 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.

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Notes and References

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