Eastern Iran
Subdivision of Iran
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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.[1][2]
The major cities are, in descending order of population, Mashhad, Zahedan, Neyshabur, Bojnurd, Birjand, Zabol, Chabahar, and Kerman.