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	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.
		During the Arsacid Dynasty (248 BC to 224 CE), the province became the seat of Suren-Pahlav Clan.
		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_and_Baluchistan (733 words)

	Province of Sistan and Baluchistan - WikIran (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The province 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 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 Arsacid Dynasty (248 BCE to 224 CE), the province became the seat of Suren-Pahlav Clan.
	www.wikiran.org /w/index.php?title=Sistan_and_Baluchistan (793 words)

	Iranian Provinces: Sistan and Baluchistan
		In the south of Sistan and Baluchistan, the people are mostly Baluchi and speak the Baluchi language.
		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)

	NCRI Statement 12/26/96 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		With the beginning of the cold season and severe shortage of fuel in the southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchistan, social discontent and unrest are spreading and the situation is tense throughout the province, reports from Iran say.
		In Winter 1994, Sistan and Baluchistan saw a series of massive popular uprisings where a large number of people were killed or wounded when in the attacks of the Guards Corps.
		Sistan and Baluchistan is one of the most deprived provinces in Iran.
	www.iran-e-azad.org /english/ncr/961226.html (297 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.
		Lifestyle of the Baluchistan’s people is talented for sheep and goat breeding and so, rug weaving is counted as one of the ancient handicrafts of the province.
		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)

	e_jeo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Sistan and Baluchistan is bordered on the north by Khorasan province, on the south by Oman sea, on the east by Pakistan and Afghanistan, on the west by kerman - loot Desert (Kavir loot) and Persian Gulf's islands and ports.
		Sistan and Baluchistan has a common border of 1265 km with southbeastern neighbouring countries.
		Iran and pakistan border is a distance of 978 km from Malik Seyah kuh in Zahedan to Govadar Port in Chabahar.
	www.zdmu.ac.ir /english/E-jeo.htm (358 words)

	Baluchistan — FactMonster.com
		Lying outside the monsoon zone and with few rivers usable for irrigation, Baluchistan is largely desert basins with inarable hills and mountains.
		Baluchistan was later ruled by tribal chiefs, the most important of whom was khan of Kalat.
		Saffarid - Saffarid, a dynasty of Sistan that flourished in the 9th cent., ruling (867–1495) in E...
	www.factmonster.com /ce6/world/A0805975.html (460 words)

	Domestic Threats to Iranian Stability: Khuzistan and Baluchistan - Middle East Forum
		While many in Iranian Baluchistan may feel dispossessed, drugs and criminality rather than ethnic separatism may be the greatest threat to domestic stability emanating from Baluchistan.
		The local disdain for Tehran is consistent with the historic pattern in which the periphery slowly spins away from central government control during periods of weakness.
		As the violence in Khuzistan, Baluchistan, and elsewhere continues, it is clear that the Islamic Republic is in trouble.
	www.meforum.org /article/788 (1918 words)

	Baluchistan in the Shadow of al-Qaeda
		Afghan leaders blamed the violence on the growing presence of al-Qaeda and Taliban fighters in Baluchistan, who are reportedly using the area as their logistical base, while keeping their military base in Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), especially its North and South Waziristan agencies.
		It is pertinent to note that Pashtuns live in the northwest of Baluchistan and Baluchs in the southwest.
		Lawlessness in southeastern Iran, on the border of southwestern Baluchistan, is so widespread that on December 15, 2005, a motorcade of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad came under heavy fire on Zabul-Saravan Highway, in which one of his bodyguards was killed (Jomhouri Islami, December 17, 2005).
	www.jamestown.org /terrorism/news/article.php?articleid=2369909 (1612 words)

	Baluch Rugs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The majority of them are made in the province Sistan and Baluchistan, which sits on the extreme south east border.
		The province of Baluchistan, borders to the east and south of the Iranian city of Kerman in the province of Kerman.
		Baluchistan has remains of an ancient city (Burnt City) which has beed dated back to 2000 B.C. They meticulously weave these rugs by hand, often taking many months to complete.
	www.better-rugs.com /region.asp?Name=Baluch (513 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 very green and peaceful campus and the modern and well equipped libraries, amphitheaters, laboratories, computer centers, sport facilities, coffee shops, and doing a large number of joint research projects with the other universities, as well as the industry sector has changed this university as the comprehensive university in the provience and area.
	www.usb.ac.ir /FromChancellor.asp (292 words)

	First report on molecular identification of (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		In Iran, it occurs mainly in Khozistan, Boshehr, Hormozgan and Sistan and Baluchistan provinces.
		culicifacies is the main vector in Sistan and Baluchistan province and is resistant to DDT, dieldrin and malathion [14].
		Secondary vectors in Sistan and Baluchistan province are considered to be An.
	ibj.pasteur.ac.ir /Ibj16/Dinparast.htm (2844 words)

	Iran: UN Helps Combat Drug Problem, But Bureaucracy Could Hinder Effort
		Costa arrived in the southeastern Sistan va Baluchistan Province that borders Pakistan on November 8.
		Sistan va Baluchistan Province is bedeviled by smugglers and insurgents.
		The alternatives for traffickers moving drugs from Afghanistan are a northern route through Central Asia to Russia and then the Balkans, or a southern route from Pakistan to Sistan va Baluchistan Province and then to the Sea of Oman and the Persian Gulf.
	www.payvand.com /news/06/nov/1145.html (1459 words)

	RFE/RL Iran Report
		A 17 October car-bomb near a Shia mosque in Zahedan, capital of the southeastern Sistan va Baluchistan Province, was immediately blamed on "subservient elements of arrogance" by local security officials.
		The Sistan va Baluchistan deputies, during the 3 September parliamentary session, dispatched an open letter to Khatami in which they asked for drought relief.
		Sistan va Baluchistan's population of 1.2 million suffers from a higher-than-average unemployment rate, and the region is relatively undeveloped.
	www.globalsecurity.org /wmd/library/news/iran/2000/40-231000.html (3588 words)

	deseretnews.com \| Iran shells Iraqi Kurdistan area
		Iranian military forces alight from a helicopter during a training exercise in Zahedan, in the southeastern province of Sistan va Baluchistan, Iran, Saturday.
		The first stage of the maneuvers began with air strikes in the southeastern province of Sistan va Baluchistan, the report said.
		The government of Iraq is aware of the shelling in its northern villages, which has taken place occasionally in recent months, but has not taken an official position, he said.
	deseretnews.com /dn/view/0,1249,645194684,00.html (622 words)

	Archaeologists Studying Hirmand Civilization - CAIS Archaeological & Cultural News of the Iranian World©
		The issue was suggested to the governor office of Sistan va Baluchistan province and the provincial authorities.
		During the visit of the president of Kandahar University to the Faculty of Archeology at Zabol University, Iran suggested launching of the joint excavation by archeologists of the two countries which was welcomed by Seifi and the project titled “From Zabol to Kabul” was approved.
		Burnt City is one of the most important and valuable archeological sites in Iran, located in the southeastern province of Sistan va Baluchistan, 57 kilometers from the Iranian city of Zabol.
	www.cais-soas.com /News/2006/August2006/29-08.htm (600 words)

	Iran Focus-Jondollah's statement regarding the Guardian newspaper's report - Special Wire - News
		We, the Jondollah of Baluchistan, are not "a militant group with an extremist interpretation of Islam.
		It is true that Baluchistan is stretched in Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan and this land is a transition route for smugglers.
		To reveal the facts about the Baloch people and Baluchistan we demand that the Guardian newspaper shall be allowed to travel in Baluchistan freely and talk to the Baluch people freely.
	www.iranfocus.com /modules/news/article.php?storyid=8875 (1053 words)

	Sistan — FactMonster.com
		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 prospered under the Arabs from the 8th cent.
		The area was disputed between Persia and Afghanistan from the 16th to early 20th cent.
	www.factmonster.com /ce6/world/A0845406.html (247 words)

	Iran/Afghanistan: Still No Resolution For Century-Old Water Dispute
		And parliamentarian Gholam Hussein Aqai, who represented the Sistan va Baluchistan Province city of Zabol, also decried the Afghans' failure to provide water despite a new agreement reached during President Khatami's 13 August 2002 visit to Afghanistan, "Entekhab" reported on 1 September 2002.
		Parliamentarian Abolqasem Mokhtari, who represented Sistan va Baluchistan Province at the time, told RFE/RL's Persian Service that he did not know whether the Afghan government was responsible for blocking the water or if Afghans were diverting the water for farming.
		Sistan va Baluchistan Province Governor-General Hussein Amini made the same point on 1 February, IRNA reported.
	www.payvand.com /news/05/sep/1061.html (971 words)

	Iran: Report: Part II: Analytic Section: cont. 1 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The GER in the period 1990-1998 reveals that the highest ratios were in Kerman, Lorestan, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari, Ardabil, Gilan, Hormozgan and Markazi, while the lowest were in Sistan and Baluchistan,West Azarbaijan, Yazd, Khorasan and Kurdestan provinces.
		Sistan and Baluchestan had the lowest GER during all the years under survey.
		Low GER in Sistan andBaluchistan, West Azarbaijan and Kurdestan was due to low intake rate of school-age children in the surveyed age group.
	www2.unesco.org /wef/countryreports/iran/rapport_2_1.html (2759 words)

	Iranian Peoples: Kurish Group - KURDISH TRIBES - (The Circle of Ancient Iranian Studies - CAIS) ©
		There are Kurds in northeastern Persian Baluchistan, who might be the descendants of tribesmen who accompanied the luckless LotÂf-'Ali Khan Zand on his desperate flight to Bam in 1794.
		These probably moved to Baluchistan at the same time as the Kurds of Khâš.
		Jane Bestor, "The Kurds of Iranian Baluchistan: A Regional Elite," M.A. Thesis, McGill University, 1979.
	www.cais-soas.com /CAIS/Anthropology/Kurds/kurdish_tribes.htm (1891 words)

	Baluch Rug 4'0 x 8'5 Hand knotted Black Area Rug From Rugman.com
		The province of Baluchistan borders on the province of Kerman, south-east of the city of Kerman.
		Baluchistan houses the remains of an ancient city (the Burnt City) which dates back to 2000 B.C. Here nomadic tribes live in fl tents, much as they did a hundreds of years ago, relatively isolated from the modern world.
		Their rugs often take many months to complete and are used in the their simple households, or kept as insurance against hard times.
	www.rugman.com /AreaRugs/1100960170.html (430 words)

	UNICEF Iran (Islamic Republic of) - Integrated Early Childhood Development - Integrated Early Childhood Development
		More alarmingly, less than half of the children born in Sistan and Baluchistan had been checked for their birth weight.
		Initial data suggest that districts in Sistan and Baluchistan also have a significantly lower birth registration rate than the disparity districts of other provinces.
		Attention is focused on remote communities in 12 districts of three high-disparity provinces: Hormozgan, Sistan and Baluchistan and West Azerbaijan.
	www.unicef.org /iran/iecd_1591.html (362 words)

	In the name of God (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The purpose of this study was to evaluate the suspected pattern of malaria parasites transmission to determine the frequency of undiagnosed, mixed malaria infections for improving the diagnosis and control of malaria in this particular malaria endemic area.
		Briefly, Chahbahar belongs to Sistan and Baluchistan province in southeastern part of Iran.
		Edrissian, G.H. and Afshar, A. (1985) Preliminary study of the response of Plasmodium falciparum to chloroquine in Sistan and Baluchistan province of Iran.
	ibj.pasteur.ac.ir /ibj22/html/zakeri.htm (2637 words)

	Balochistan Summary
		Baluchistan, a mountainous region overlapping Pakistan, Iran, and Afghanistan, consists of Baluchistan Province in southwestern Pakistan (2002 pop.
		Baluchistan is an arid plateau descending into narrow coastal plains.
		Eastern Baluchistan was incorporated into Pakistan in 1947 and granted provincial status in 1970.
	www.bookrags.com /Balochistan (296 words)

	Travel Advice for Iran - Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		We strongly advise you not to travel to the regions bordering Pakistan in Sistan and Baluchistan provinces, the border with Afghanistan in Khorasan province and the border with Iraq in Khuzestan and Ilam provinces because of the extremely dangerous security situation.
		This attack followed a similar incident on 17 March 2006 in Sistan and Baluchistan province in which 23 people were killed.
		Border areas near Pakistan and Afghanistan: We strongly advise you not to travel to the regions bordering Pakistan in Sistan and Baluchistan province and the border with Afghanistan in Khorasan province.
	www.smartraveller.gov.au /zw-cgi/view/Advice/Iran (2285 words)

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