Iranshahr, Iran
City in Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran
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Iranshahr (Persian: ايرانشهر and Balochi: اݔرانشهر)[a] is a city in the Central District of Iranshahr County, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran, serving as capital of the province, the county, and the district.[5] The city is near the borderlands between Iran and Pakistan where Baloch people live.[6][7]
Pahrah (present-day Iranshahr) is the site where Alexander the Great celebrated with and regrouped his troops after his Indian conquests. Bampur, where the ancient Bampur fort is located, is near the city.[citation needed]
Demographics
Climate
Iranshahr has a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWh) with extremely hot summers and mild winters. Precipitation is very low, and mostly falls in winter.
| Climate data for Iranshahr (1991–2020, extremes 1964–2025) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 31.0 (87.8) |
36.4 (97.5) |
39.7 (103.5) |
43.5 (110.3) |
48.0 (118.4) |
49.3 (120.7) |
49.0 (120.2) |
50.0 (122.0) |
47.0 (116.6) |
44.0 (111.2) |
37.0 (98.6) |
33.2 (91.8) |
50.0 (122.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 21.4 (70.5) |
24.2 (75.6) |
28.8 (83.8) |
35.4 (95.7) |
41.0 (105.8) |
44.3 (111.7) |
44.4 (111.9) |
43.3 (109.9) |
40.6 (105.1) |
35.5 (95.9) |
28.7 (83.7) |
23.6 (74.5) |
34.3 (93.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 14.6 (58.3) |
17.5 (63.5) |
22.1 (71.8) |
28.4 (83.1) |
34.1 (93.4) |
37.4 (99.3) |
37.8 (100.0) |
36.4 (97.5) |
33.3 (91.9) |
28.1 (82.6) |
21.3 (70.3) |
16.3 (61.3) |
27.3 (81.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 8.5 (47.3) |
11.1 (52.0) |
15.2 (59.4) |
20.6 (69.1) |
25.9 (78.6) |
29.7 (85.5) |
31.1 (88.0) |
29.2 (84.6) |
25.6 (78.1) |
20.4 (68.7) |
14.3 (57.7) |
9.7 (49.5) |
20.1 (68.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −2.0 (28.4) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
4.0 (39.2) |
10.0 (50.0) |
14.4 (57.9) |
21.2 (70.2) |
22.0 (71.6) |
20.0 (68.0) |
14.0 (57.2) |
8.0 (46.4) |
2.0 (35.6) |
−6.0 (21.2) |
−6.0 (21.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 21.2 (0.83) |
19.2 (0.76) |
18.9 (0.74) |
5.8 (0.23) |
1.8 (0.07) |
4.7 (0.19) |
7.3 (0.29) |
5.1 (0.20) |
0.8 (0.03) |
3.6 (0.14) |
2.7 (0.11) |
12.8 (0.50) |
103.9 (4.09) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 13.2 |
| Average rainy days | 4.6 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 22.8 |
| Average snowy days | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 44.0 | 39.0 | 34.0 | 24.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 23.0 | 21.0 | 19.0 | 22.0 | 28.0 | 36.0 | 27.2 |
| Average dew point °C (°F) | 0.6 (33.1) |
1.7 (35.1) |
3.1 (37.6) |
3.9 (39.0) |
5.4 (41.7) |
7.2 (45.0) |
10.3 (50.5) |
7.6 (45.7) |
4.2 (39.6) |
2.6 (36.7) |
0.8 (33.4) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
3.9 (39.0) |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 248 | 234 | 255 | 283 | 319 | 312 | 298 | 306 | 306 | 310 | 278 | 261 | 3,410 |
| Source: NOAA[11] (rainy days and snow days 1964-1990),[12] Ogimet (April record high)[13] | |||||||||||||
See also
Media related to Iranshahr at Wikimedia Commons
Notes
- Also romanized as Īrānshahr; formerly, Fahrej, Pahrah, and Qal'eh-ye Nāşerī.[3] Prior to 1935, the city was referred to as Pahrah (پهرہ), also known as Poora, Poorah, and Pura (English: Defense).[4] The name was changed to Iranshahr by Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi around 1941[citation needed]