# Eastern Iran

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{{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](/source/North_Khorasan), [Razavi Khorasan](/source/Razavi_Khorasan), [South Khorasan](/source/South_Khorasan), and [Sistan and Baluchestan](/source/Sistan_and_Baluchestan) some of which share a border with [Afghanistan](/source/Afghanistan) and [Pakistan](/source/Pakistan). Some references also count [Kerman Province](/source/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](/source/Mashhad), [Zahedan](/source/Zahedan), [Neyshabur](/source/Neyshabur), [Bojnurd](/source/Bojnurd), [Birjand](/source/Birjand), [Zabol](/source/Zabol), [Chabahar](/source/Chabahar), and [Kerman](/source/Kerman).

==See also==
* [Northern Iran](/source/Northern_Iran)
* [Southern Iran](/source/Southern_Iran)
* [Central Iran](/source/Central_Iran)
* [Northwestern Iran](/source/Northwestern_Iran)

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

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