Eastern Iran

Eastern Iran includes the provinces North Khorasan, Razavi Khorasan, South Khorasan and Sistan and Baluchestan some of which share a border with Afghanistan and Pakistan. Some references also count Kerman Province to this region.

Dominated by deserts, this region is characterised by an arid or hyper-arid climate.

The major cities are Mashhad, Zahedan, Sabzevar, Bojnurd, Birjand, Zabol, Chabahar and Neyshabur and sometimes Kerman.