Khash, Iran
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For the administrative subdivision, see Khash County.
Khash (Persian: خاش)[lower-alpha 1] is a city in the Central District of Khash County, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[4]
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Khash
Persian: خاش | |
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City | |
Coordinates: 28°13′12″N 61°12′41″E[1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | Sistan and Baluchestan |
County | Khash |
District | Central |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 56,584 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
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The overwhelming majority of the city's inhabitants are ethnic Baloch who speak the Balochi language, and Persians who speak a variant of the Persian language known as Sistani or Seistani which is very similar to Dari, also known as Afghan Persian. It is located at an altitude of 1,400 metres (4596 feet).[5]
On 16 April 2013, an earthquake of magnitude 7.8 struck the Iran-Pakistan border near Balochistan. The epicenter of the earthquake was at Khash.[6]