Eastern Iran

{{Short description|Subdivision of Iran}} {{More citations needed|date=June 2024}}The provinces of Eastern Iran|thumb|right '''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.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Yale |first=Pat |title=Iran |date=2001 |publisher=Lonely Planet |isbn=0 86442 756 5 |pages=342}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Najafi |first=Mohammad Saeed |last2=Alizadeh |first2=Omid |date=12 September 2023 |title=Climate zones in Iran |journal=Meteorological Applications |volume=30 |issue=5 |doi=10.1002/met.2147 |via=RMetS|doi-access=free }}</ref>

The major cities are, in descending order of population, Mashhad, Zahedan, Neyshabur, Bojnurd, Birjand, Zabol, Chabahar, and Kerman.

==See also== * Northern Iran * Southern Iran * Central Iran * Northwestern Iran

==References== {{reflist}}{{Coord missing|Iran}} Category:Subdivisions of Iran