Nosratabad

Nosratabad نصرت آباد
City
Nosratabad
Coordinates: 29°54′N 59°59′E / 29.900°N 59.983°E / 29.900; 59.983Coordinates: 29°54′N 59°59′E / 29.900°N 59.983°E / 29.900; 59.983
Country	Iran
Province	Sistan and Baluchestan
County	Zahedan
Bakhsh	Nosratabad
Population  (2016 Census)
• Total	5,238 [1]
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

Nosratabad (Persian: نصرت آباد, also Romanized as Noșratābād)^[2] is a city in the capital of Nosratabad District of Zahedan County, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 4,182, in 919 families.^[3]

Nosratabad lies on the road from Zahedan to Bam.^[4]

History[]

Nosratabad, the city of Nosrat, was named after , a former deputy governor of Sistan; when built, c. 1870, it was first called Nasirabad in honour of ; other names, used locally, are Shahr-i-Seistan, Shahr-i-Nassiriyeh, or simply Shahr, the town. Its climate is very dry and hot; due to its location in the Lut Desert, it is among the hottest locations in the world. In August 1926, the highest officially recorded temperature soared to 58.0 °C.

During the late nineteenth century it was the residence of British and Russian consuls, and had post and telegraph offices (as of 1911). The city served as the capital of Sistan until some time in the 20th Century.

On 3 June 2009, the Jondollah militant group blocked off roads between Nosratabad and Bam and seized several trucks.^[5]

References[]

•  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Nusretabad". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.

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