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Town in Balochistan, Pakistan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Taftan (Urdu: تفتان) (Balochi: 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 500 km (310 mi) from Quetta.
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Taftan
تپتان تفتان | |
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Town | |
Taftan | |
Coordinates: 28.948°N 61.5844°E | |
Country | Pakistan |
Province | Balochistan |
District | Chagai District |
Population | |
• Total | 18,510 |
Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
Calling code | 0825 |
It is 62 kilometres (39 mi) 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.
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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