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Safar Destination Guide

Explore Safar in Iran

Safar in the region of Sīstān va Balūchestān is a town in Iran - some 678 mi or ( 1091 km ) South-East of Tehran , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Safar is now 04:31 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Tehran " with a UTC offset of 3.5 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Birjand, Deh-e 'Abbasabad, Navvab, Zaranj, and Sangin. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Birjand . Where to go and what to see in Safar ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Hamun-e Helmand

Hāmūn-e Helmand is a shallow, marshy, lake (or lagoon) or hāmūn located in eastern Iran, near the Afghanistan border. It is fed by the Helmand River, which starts in the Hindu Kush mountains in Afghanistan. Together with two sibling shallow lakes, Hāmūn-e Sabari and Hāmūn-e Puzak, which extend into the territory of present-day Afghanistan, it forms the extended wetlands of the endorheic Sīstān Basin which straddles a large border region in southeastern Iran and southwestern Afghanistan.

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Located at 30.83 61.67 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Endorheic lakes of Asia, Farah Province, Geography of Afghanistan, Geography of Iran, Helmand River, Helmand River drainage basin, Lakes of Iran, Pre-Islamic heritage of Iran, Pre-Islamic history of Afghanistan, Ramsar sites in Iran, Sistan, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Wetlands of Afghanistan, Wetlands of Iran

Zehak County

Zehak County is a county in Sistan and Baluchestan Province in Iran. The capital of the county is Zehak. It was separated from Zabol County in 2005. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 70,839, in 14,683 families. The county is subdivided into two districts: the Central District and Jazink District. The county has one city: Zehak.

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Located at 30.89 61.68 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: 2005 establishments in Iran, Counties of Iran, Counties of Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Zehak County

Hamun Lake

Lake Hāmūn or Hamoun Oasis is a term applied to wetlands in endorheic Sīstān Basin on the Irano-Afghan border. Hāmūn is generic term which refers to shallow lakes (or lagoons), usually seasonal, that occur in deserts of southeast Iran and adjacent areas of Afghanistan and Pakistan as product of snowmelt in nearby mountains in spring.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 30.77 61.64 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Endorheic lakes of Asia, Helmand River, Helmand River drainage basin, Lakes of Afghanistan, Lakes of Iran, Pre-Islamic heritage of Iran, Ramsar sites in Iran, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Wetlands of Afghanistan, Wetlands of Iran