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		Sistan is bounded on the south by the region of Balochistan.
		Sistan's principal town, Zabol, is joined to the Meshed-Zahedan highway by road; Zahedan, with its railhead to Quetta (Pakistan), is the region's international outlet.
		Sistan is the reputed land of origin of the legendary Kayanian dynasty of Persia.
	www.sabawoon.com /afghanpedia/Sistan.shtm (425 words)

	Sistan and Baluchestan Province - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The combined Sistan and Baluchestan province today accounts for one of the driest regions of Iran with a slight increase in rainfall from east to west, and an obvious rise in humidity in the coastal regions.
		The inhabitants of the province of Sistan Va Baluchestan continue to embrace their own norms and traditions, and the region has the potential to become one of the sight-seeing areas of Iran.
		During the reign of Ardashir I of Persia, Sistan came under the jurisdiction of the Sassanids, and in 644CE, the Arab Muslims gained control as the Persian empire was in its final moments of collapsing.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sistan (733 words)

	AllRefer.com - Sistan (South Asia Physical Geography) - Encyclopedia
		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 prospered under the Arabs from the 8th cent.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/S/Sistan.html (257 words)

	Iranian Provinces: Sistan and Baluchistan
		The inhabitants of the province of "Sistan va Baluchistan" continue to embrace their own norms and traditions, and the region has the potential to become one of the sight-seeing areas of Iran.
		During the reign of Ardashir I of Sassanids, Sistan came under the jurisdiction of the Sassanids, and in 644CE, the Arab invaders gained control as the Persian Empire was in its final moments of collapsing.
		The combined Sistan & Baluchistan province today accounts for one of the driest regions of Iran with a slight increase in rainfall from east to west, and an obvious rise in humidity in the coastal regions.
	www.iranchamber.com /provinces/21_sistan_baluchistan/21_sistan_baluchistan.php (583 words)

	Sistan va Baluchestan
		Zahedan, Zabol, Iranshahr and Chabahar are poles for the expansion of Sistan va Baluchestan Province.
		Sistan va Baluchestan is home to a population of 1.772 million, 486 thousand, of whom are concentrated in the provincial center of Zahedan.
		Sistan comes from the word "Sakestan"--residence of Saka or Eskit tribe, a descendent of the Aryans-- who migrated to the area after the collapse of Achaemenian dynasty or arguably in the early Arsacide reign.
	www.iccim.org /English/Magazine/iran_commerce/no2_1999/15.htm (1484 words)

	Omnipelagos.com ~ article "Sistan and Baluchistan" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The combined Sistan & Baluchestan province today accounts for one of the driest regions of Iran with a slight increase in rainfall from east to west, and an obvious rise in humidity in the coastal regions.
		In the epigraphs of Bistoon and Persepolis, Sistan is mentioned as one of the eastern territories of Darius I of Persia.
		The name Sistan, as mentioned above, is derived from Saka, one of the Aryan tribes that had taken control over this area in the year 128 BCE.
	www.omnipelagos.com /entry?n=sistan_and_%42aluchistan (623 words)

	Cafe ILFOPRO - Sistan replacement (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		While the concept behind using Sistan on film is good, I don't believe there's actual scientific evidence it provides the same sort of archival protection that silver-replacement toners like selenium do.
		Sistan is a compound that keeps the silver in the film from reacting the polutants in the atmsphere.
		Ctein's published experimental results provide strong evidence that, at least in the short run, Sistan has a protective benefit for RC paper that's comparable to that provided by selenium, although the molecular basis for the protection is different.
	www.ilford.com /html/us_english/ilfopro/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=6923 (1065 words)

	About IRAN
		Folk music of Sistan and Baluchisan is of arts that because of special province’s conditions, more than other province, make the happy times of this land ardent during the long years by local instruments like Gheychak, viol, bonjo, lute, Doholack and percussion instruments like tub and jug, kettledrum and oboe.
		Sistan area covers Zabol township, Sarhad covers Khash and Zahedan and Makran area covers Iranshahr, Sarbaz, Saravan, Nikshahr and Chabahar townships.
		Sarbaz valley and river are very beautiful and green country area where are counted as the beautiful natural and tourist attractions, at the confluence of palm groves and paddy fields, with short-muzzle crocodile, that is one of scarcest species of wild life.
	www.iccim.org /English/Iran/sistan (3165 words)

	ricerca - missioni archeologiche - sistan - CAA
		The Hilmand Delta in Sistan represents a clear case of instability evidently connected to the fact that the basin is sharply limited to the west by a N-S barrier made by the front of the Palang Mountains and their piedmont colluvial fans of gravel sediments.
		The Bronze Age mounds of Sistan, also strongly reduced in their size by aeolian action, rise on the takyr as isolated pillars, not unlike the yardangs around them.
		The first step of this work is to realise a prototype model able to give to the user a complete vision of the problematic of this region and to allow him to analyse through the computer the data of an excavation nowadays inappropriate to support a normal management.
	www3.unibo.it /archeologia/ricerca/scavi/caasistan/sistan.htm (729 words)

	Historical Monuments in Sistan and Baluchestan Province (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Sistan covers 15197 sq m area and is located between 60.15 degrees to 61.50 degrees longitude and 30.5 to 31.28 degrees latitude.
		Then the Sogdians, a branch of Aryan race, arrived and settled in Sistan and after a battle with Darius, the Achamenid king, they migrated from their original habitation and reached Hamoon and since there was not passage to advance further, they settled around Hamoon lake and some immigrated to the north.
		Sistan Plain which is Hirmand river's watershed possesses suitable soil for cultivation of a vast series of agricultural products among which wheat, barley, grapes and onion is the most abundant.
	members.chello.se /balochistaninfo/inhistoricalmomumentsinbalochistan.htm (2395 words)

	Sistan
		Sistan is the birthplace of Keyqobad, Keykavoos and the ancient king Keykhosrow as well as the universal hero, Rostam.
		Sistan is land of fables and moving songs.
		Sistan-Baluchestan Province is bound to the north by Khorasan Province and Afghanistan, to the east by Afghanistan and Pakistan, to the south by the Sea of Oman and to the west by Kerman Province.
	hem.passagen.se /maveus/sistan.htm (396 words)

	Freshwater Fishes of Iran, Introduction - Drainage Basins - Sistan
		The Sistan (= Seistan) basin straddles the Iran-Afghanistan border and is a north-west to south-east oval in shape.
		As it enters the Sistan depression, the Helmand splits into several branches which feed the swamps, the two main ones being the Sistan feeding the Hamun-e Helmand (also Hirmand or Hamun Lake) in Iran and the Parian feeding the Hamun-e Puzak (or Parian) lying mostly in Afghanistan.
		The schizothoracine fauna is particularly characteristic and had its origins either by descent from higher altitudes during the Pleistocene glaciations (favoured by Berg) or are autochthonous as the forms at high altitudes in the Pamirs and Himalayas rose with mountain building.
	www.briancoad.com /introduction/sistanbasin.htm (2041 words)

	Sistan va Baluchestan Apartments for rent Sistan va Baluchestan apartment rentals, Sistan va Baluchestan furnished ...
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	www.sublet.com /city_rentals/SistanvaBaluchestan_Rentals.asp (244 words)

	From The Horses Mouth-Thomas Cole
		The political and cultural centre of this confederacy is located in Sistan, originally referred to as Sakastan, the land of the Sakas or Scythians.
		The Sistan empire, stretching from Kerman to Karachi, from Sabzevar to the Makran Plateau, was a political federation, under the rule of a long line of kings.
		JA: This is a Sharakhi, one of the twin tribes of the Sarbandi from Sistan (3).
	www.tcoletribalrugs.com /article10JA.html (8002 words)

	Iran: A glance at world 7th largest marshland in Sistan
		The lake situated 4,000 square kilometers to the north and west of Zabol includes various parts named Sabouri, Pouzak and Hirmand and plays an undeniable role in the life, durability and economy of the area.
		Before Hamoun Lake was hit by drought, fishing was the second occupation after agriculture practiced by the residents of rural areas of Sistan.
		Given the recent climatic changes and the resumption of flow of water into the lake, some species of migrant birds are now seen arriving at the marshland.
	www.payvand.com /news/05/nov/1180.html (583 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Science/Nature \| Afghan wetlands 'almost dried out'
		The unit's main report was launched in Kabul on 29 January, but details of the Sistan damage were given to Unep's governing council, meeting here until 7 February.
		Lacking a stable water source, much of the Sistan basin's natural vegetation has died or been used for fuel.
		In 1975 half a million waterfowl from 150 species were counted on Hamouni-e-Puzak, two-thirds of which lies in the Afghan part of Sistan.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/sci/tech/2736795.stm (595 words)

	Integrated Water Resources Plan for Sistan inland delta in Iran
		The Sistan delta is the downstream part of the Hirmand (Helmand) river basin which for a major part (95%) is located in Afghanistan.
		To determine the boundary conditions for the IWRM analysis of the Sistan delta it was needed to develop a flow forecasting system to make long-term and short term predictions of the flow in the Hirmand that will enter Iran.
		The IWRM analysis for the Sistan area itself is based on a RIBASIM application.
	www.nieuwsbank.nl /en/2006/01/24/r028.htm (973 words)

	Sistan — FactMonster.com
		Hamun-i-Helmand - Hamun-i-Helmand or Sistan Lake, marshy lake in the Sistan, c.5,000 sq mi (12,950 sq km), on the...
		361,623), capital of Sistan and Baluchistan prov., SE Iran, near the...
		Saffarid - Saffarid, a dynasty of Sistan that flourished in the 9th cent., ruling (867–1495) in E...
	www.factmonster.com /ce6/world/A0845406.html (247 words)

	..:: University of Sistan & Baluchestan ::..
		As a pioneer in the field of higher education in the province of Sistan and baluchestan, This university started its academic activities in 1975.
		The university of Sistan and Baluchistan is comprised of Thirteen faculties, two research centers, a graduate school, and an education complex comprising kindergarten, elementary, middle and high school to meet the increasing needs of the country and the province.
		The presence of His Excellency, Minister for Science, Research and Technology in the University of Sistan and Baluchistan.
	www.usb.ac.ir (138 words)

	BALOUCHKHAN WEB SITE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		This province is composed of who regions of Sistan, covering 15717 sq.
		With consideration of influence on the province climate because of Indian seasonal conditions, specially since October to April, when the most tourist poles are stagnate because of cold weather, Sistan and Baluchistan entertains tourists and entertains tourists and
		Different kinds of folk music of the province are epical, chamber, mystical and party which state sadness, gladness, epics and devoted morale, virtue, compact of loyalty, patriotism and hospitality of the area’s people.
	balouchkhan.tripod.com (1504 words)

	5.5 Quake shakes Iran's southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan
		An earthquake measuring 5.5 degrees on the open-ended Richter scale jolted the cities of Zahedan and Nosratabad in the southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan on Monday morning, IRNA reported.
		The seismological base of the Geophysics Institute affiliated to Tehran University said the tremor was epicentered in an area 90 kilometers southwest of Nosratabad, in the border of Sistan and Baluchestan and Kerman provinces.
		the secretary of the Natural Disasters Headquarters of Sistan and Baluchestan province, Hojjatali Shayanfar, told IRNA that the quake caused no casualty or damage as it occurred in a desert.
	www.payvand.com /news/03/aug/1017.html (261 words)

	Sistan - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		SISTAN [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.
		In times of drought, when the lake itself may dry up, water rights are still contested.
		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)
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-sistan.html (299 words)

	Ghereh25
		Persian Sistan is only a part of the ancient land of Sistan, which comprised both today's Khorassan, stretching all the way to the borders of the central Asian steppes, and the eastern part of Persia right up to the borders of the desert of Kirman, the Dasht-e-Lut, and the banks of the Persian Gulf.
		To the east, in Afghan territory, Sistan touches the borders of the desert of Registan.
		Years ago, this wind-beaten and inhospitable land, traversed by the River Helmand, the largest river between the Euphrates and the River Indo, was fertile and densely populated.
	www.ghereh.org /new/gh_25.htm (577 words)

	SISTAN
		SISTAN Ã¨ un acronimo che indica il Sistema Statistico Nazionale italiano, istituito con D.Lgs.
		Il SISTAN connette in unâunica rete tutte le competenze disperse nelle varie amministrazioni, con lâobiettivo di acquisire nuove e maggiori conoscenze per influire sui processi decisionali della Pubblica Amministrazione (P.A.) e con quello ulteriore di ridurre la molestia verso il pubblico e le imprese che ha raggiunto livelli eccessivi.
		Le cause di una cosÃ¬ scarsa attuazione del SISTAN a livello comunale sono facilmente intuibili: oltre alla carenza di risorse, la difficoltÃ di applicare le direttive emanate dal Comitato di coordinamento e indirizzo dellâISTAT.
	www.matura.it /enciclopedia/sistan.htm (3118 words)

	Gardeshyaran International Tours and Travel Agency
		Sistan and Baluchestan is the second largest province in Iran.
		This Province has an area of about 181,578 sq km of which 8,117 sq km of the province is Sistan and 17,387 sq km is Baluchestan.
		Sistan, the north-east part of the province, was once a fertile agricultural area and the seat of many ancient kingdoms.
	www.gardeshyaran.com /cities/showstate.asp?id=27 (108 words)

	Iran: Releasing warmwater juvenile fish into ponds in Sistan area -
		Aquaculture is one of the fastest growing food production systems in the world, with the bulk of its output currently being produced within developing countries, and with expectations for aquaculture to continue its contributions to food security and poverty alleviation.
		Sistan is an arid area near two large saharas in south east of Iran and due to good precipitation this year, aquaculture has restarted after years of no rain.
		According to GD of Shilat in Sistan area of Sistan-o-Balouchestan Province, Mr.Ghavidel, "since it has got warmer in the area, we have released 100 thousand pcs of warmwater juvenile fish such as grass carp, common carp, silver carp and bighead into the ponds of Sistan area so far.
	www.onefish.org /cds_static/en/iran_releasing_warmwater_juvenile_fish_ponds_en_422_247665.html (343 words)

	Carpet of Sistan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		One of the most ancient carpets of the country is produced in Sistan.
		Today's design of Sistan carpet is genuine and it is produced exclusively in the region.
		In ancient carpets of Sistan LOCHAK and TORANG designs are found in
	www.zdmu.ac.ir /english/e_carpet.htm (184 words)

	World Wetlands Day 2006 in Iran
		The event's focus on the transboundary Hamun wetlands was specially important owing to the long history of water sharing in the Sistan basin between Afghanistan and Iran.
		In 1990, these sites were placed on the Montreux Record due to the dramatic changes in the ecological character of the wetlands affecting widely the Sistan basin from water desiccation and conversion from a wet to a complete dry land.
		The Sistan Cow, almost extinct from the wild: ecologically adapted to local harsh climate, having low nutrient requirements and special floating capability on water.
	www.ramsar.org /wwd/6/wwd2006_rpts_iran01.htm (1102 words)

	Sistan - Copyright (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Within the frame of the National Statistical Program, one thousand direct surveys or data elaboration projects - both national and local - are carried out every year.
		The National Statistical System (Sistan) assures the uniformity of direction, the homogeneity of used methods and the rationalization of the processes of official statistics through an organizational and functional coordination plan, involving the entire public administration at central, regional and local levels.
		The task of coordinating the NSS is statutorily held by ISTAT, Italian National Statistical Institute.
	www.sistan.it /varie/no_disp.htm (161 words)

	Il Sistan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Il Sistema statistico nazionale (Sistan) è stato istituito con il decreto legislativo n.
		Il Sistan ha il compito di fornire l’informazione statistica ufficiale al Paese e agli organismi internazionali.
		Il governo del Sistan è affidato al Comstat, che è un organo collegiale costituito dagli esponenti delle amministrazioni e degli enti che compongono il sistema.
	www.miur.it /ustat/Documenti/sistan2.htm (305 words)

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