Sistan
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Sistān, also known as Sakastān and Sijistan, is a historical region in present-day south-eastern Iran, south-western Afghanistan and extending across the borders of south-western Pakistan. Mostly corresponding to the then Achaemenid region of Drangiana and extending southwards of the Helmand River not far off from the city of Alexandria in Arachosia. Largely desert, the region is bisected by the Helmand River, the largest river in Afghanistan, which empties into the Hamun Lake that forms part of the border between Iran and Afghanistan.
Asbad (windmills) in Sistan, Iran
Coinage of the Sakaurakae ruler Tanlesmos (Sakastan, circa 80-40 BC). A Parthian drachm of Orodes II with the addition of a contermark with portraiture and the name TANLHC around.
The gates of Haozdar, in Sistan
Coin of Tanlismaidates, Parthian governor of Sakastan (ruled circa 80-40 BCE), with Rangodeme.
Zaranj
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Zaranj is a city in southwestern Afghanistan, which has a population of 160,902 people as of 2015. It is the capital of Nimruz Province and is linked by highways with Lashkargah and Kandahar to the east, Farah to the north and the Iranian city of Zabol to the west.
The Abresham, also known as Silk Bridge, border crossing in 2011
Mahmud of Ghazni attacks the fortress of Zarang in 1003 CE. Jami al-Tawarikh, 1314
Nimruz Governor's official guesthouse serving official guests visiting Nimruz.