Eastern Iran

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.