Sistan or Seistan , border lowland region of SW Afghanistan and E Iran, c.6,000 sq mi (15,540 sq km), fed mainly by the spring flood of the Helmand River and other streams. At low water, the region is reduced to two lagoons (Hamun-i-Helmand [Sistan Lake] and Gaud-i-Zirreh [or Gowd-e Zereh]), and wheat, barley, and cotton are grown on the exposed land. Sistan's c.300,000 inhabitants live mainly on three deltas.
Sistan corresponds roughly to ancient Drangiana . In the 2d-3d cent. AD it was held by the Scythians and was called Sakastan, from which the modern name derives. From the 4th-7th cent. the region was the center of Zoroastrian worship. Sistan prospered under the Arabs from the 8th cent. AD until 1383, when Mongol conquerors destroyed the Helmand River control system and ended Sistan's prosperity. The area was disputed between Persia and Afghanistan from the 16th to early 20th cent. In times of drought, when the lake itself may dry up, water rights are still contested.
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A case study of sustainable development in the Sistan-Balochistan province of Iran
International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology; 3/1/2004; Hessari, F A; Kazemzadeh, A; 2894 words;
... possible method for sustainable development in the Sistan-Balochistan Province of Iran. Sistan-Balochistan has the lowest economic growth rate ... possible scenario for sustainable development in the Sistan-Balochistan Province of Iran. We investigate ...
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SISTAN GRAPE HARVEST FIGURES
Info-Prod Research (Middle East); 7/5/2005; 102 words;
... this year from the grape nurseries of Sistan, the northern section of this southeastern ... Rls.7.5 billion for the grape farmers of Sistan. About 600 farmers raise grapes in nurseries ... garden produce comprises a major part of Sistan-Baluchestan's agricultural output. Recent ...
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SISTAN-BALUCHESTAN CUSTOMS EARNINGS INCREASE
Info-Prod Research (Middle East); 8/2/2006; 79 words;
According to "Tehran Times", Sistan-Baluchestan Customs earned $27.15 million in the first four months of the current Iranian year. This showed 104 percent growth ...
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MINISTER ATTENDS SISTAN-BALUCHESTAN DAMS GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY
Info-Prod Research (Middle East); 9/7/2005; 101 words;
... giant projects expected to develop part of the disadvantaged Sistan- Baluchestan Province. The two dams are to supply irrigation ... floods there. The energy minister referred to the development of Sistan- Baluchestan Province as high on the agenda of the ministry ...
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SISTAN-BALUCHESTAN STOCK EXCHANGE ESTABLISHED
Info-Prod Research (Middle East); 1/12/2005; 44 words;
According to "Tehran Times", a stock exchange has been set up in Sistan-Baluchestan Province following the policy of the establishment of regional capital markets across the country. The measure is taken to encourage more investment and minimize capital flight from the local market.
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SISTAN-BALUCHESTAN SET TO FOCUS ON EMPLOYMENT AND TRANSIT DEVELOPMENT
Info-Prod Research (Middle East); 4/7/2005; 45 words;
According to "Tehran Times", employment and transit development will be the main objective that is to be achieved this year in Sistan- Baluchestan Province. The officials have planned to set up new industrial units in the southeastern province, which has been ...
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Mind the Gap: Continuity and Change in Iranian Sistan Archaeology
Near Eastern Archaeology; 6/1/2007; Mortazavi, Mehdi; 1241 words;
During the early-third millennium BCE, the Sistan Basin witnessed the emergence of an urban ... Shahr-i-Sokhta or any other sites in the southern Sistan prior to the Achaemenid period in the ... Located in the northern part of the modern Sistan and Baluchestan provinces, the Sistan ...
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SUPREME LEADER CONCLUDES VISIT TO SISTAN VA BALUCHISTAN.
Info-Prod Research (Middle East); 3/12/2003; 316 words;
... of March avisit to Iran's southeastern Sistan va Baluchistan Province.Efforts to put ... border area in the northeastern part of Sistan va BaluchistanProvince, IRNA reported ... rights of Iran and of the residentsof Sistan va Baluchistan Province to Hirmand River ...
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SISTAN-BALUCHESTAN'S TROPICAL FRUITS AFFILIATION HIGHLIGHTED
Info-Prod Research (Middle East); 6/9/2005; 92 words;
According to "Tehran Times", it can be said that, for centuries, Sistan-Baluchestan has been the main supplier of tropical fruits in ... weather of this southeastern province. Meanwhile, the citrus of Sistan-Baluchestan have a special taste that is different than northern ...
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NEW CEO OF SISTAN-BALUCHESTAN REGIONAL WATER COMPANY APPOINTED
Info-Prod Research (Middle East); 2/2/2006; 106 words;
... Ramazan Tahmasbi was appointed the new managing director of Sistan-Baluchestan's Water & Sewage Company in a special ceremony attended ... use in the province (600 cubic meters) is reasonably consumed. Sistan-Baluchestan Province has rich soil but lacks sufficient water ...
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MERCHANDISE EXCHANGES THROUGH SISTAN AND BALUCHESTAN PROVINCE - OUTLOOK
Info-Prod Research (Middle East); 6/30/2003; 70 words;
... June 29, 2003), the Transport and Freight Director of the Iranian Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Khasro Taj, announced that 14,620 tons of merchandise were exported from the Sistan and Baluchestan Provinces. This merchandise was carried by 621 trucks ...
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Traders on the boarder of Iran's Sistan-Buluchestan province exported shampoo worth several tens of thousands of dollars to Pakistan and Afghanistan during the first half of the Iranian year (21 March-20 September 2002).(Brief Article)
Cosmetics International; 10/25/2002; 39 words;
* Traders on the boarder of Iran's Sistan-Buluchestan province exported shampoo worth several tens of thousands of dollars to Pakistan and Afghanistan during the first half of the Iranian year (21 March-20 September 2002), reports IRNA news agency.
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SISTAN-BALUCHESTAN TO DEVELOP TRADE TIES WITH AFGHANISTAN
Info-Prod Research (Middle East); 7/20/2006; 80 words;
According to "Tehran Times", a high level of economic relations between Sistan-Baluchestan and Afghan provinces will greatly help people on both sides of the border, the governor-general of this southeastern ...
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SISTAN-BALUCHESTAN SUFFERS FROM DROUGHT EFFECTS
Info-Prod Research (Middle East); 11/8/2004; 67 words;
According to "Tehran Times", according to an official from the southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchestan, the local people are suffering from the drought. He urged the related organizations to support the people as they ...
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OVER RLS.40BLN ALLOCATED TO RENOVATE NATURAL RESOURCES IN SISTAN- BALUCHESTAN
Info-Prod Research (Middle East); 3/3/2005; 75 words;
According to "Tehran Times", some Rls.40.7 billion is allocated to the renovation of natural resources in Sistan-Baluchestan Province. Half of the amount will be spent on farming 3783 hectares of land, and the rest is to be used on some similar ...
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