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Eastern Iran includes the provincesNorth Khorasan,Razavi Khorasan,South Khorasan andSistan and Baluchestan some of which share a border withAfghanistan andPakistan. Some references also countKerman 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 andKerman.