For the administrative division, see Mirjaveh County.
Mirjaveh
City
Native nameميرجاوه
CountryIran
ProvinceSistan and Baluchestan
CountyMirjaveh
DistrictCentral
Population as of2016
Population total9359
Time zoneIRST (UTC+3:30)
Coordinates29°00′53″N 61°27′01″E

Mirjaveh (Persian: ميرجاوه)[a] is a city in the Central District of Mirjaveh County, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county[1] and the district.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 13,590 in 2,350 households,[2] when it was capital of the former Mirjaveh District of Zahedan County.[3] The following census in 2011 counted 10,121 people in 2,135 households,[4] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 9,359 people in 2,107 households.[5] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Mirjaveh County. Mirjaveh was transferred to the new Central District as the county's capital.[1]

Mirjaveh is the main road crossing point between Iran and Pakistan. The Pakistani border post is at Taftan.[6] Mirjaveh is also the point where the railway line from Pakistan crosses the border on the way from Quetta to Zahedan.

Transport

Since the construction of the railway line in 1921, the city has been isolated, with no through connection to any other Iranian Railway system. Around 2007, steps were taken to build a link from the rest of the Iranian Railway system via Bam to connect with the Pakistan Railway system. This link is now finished. As the gauges of the Iranian and Pakistan railways are different, being standard gauge and broad gauge respectively, a break-of-gauge station and transshipment hub (or transloading hub) were built at Zahedan.[citation needed]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Also romanized as Mīrjāveh; also known as Mīrjāwa[7]

References

  1. ^ Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (21 October 2012 [Approved 29 September 1391]). "Resolution on the national divisions in Sistan and Baluchestan province" (in Persian). rc.majlis.ir. Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 5676/42/4/1; Notification 200666/T46606H. Archived 10 January 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 8 January 2025. – via Research Center of the Law System of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of the Farabi Library of Mobile Users.
  2. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Sistan and Baluchestan Province" (Excel) (in Persian). amar.org.ir. The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived 20 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  3. ^ Habibi, Hassan (5 March 2013 [Approved 21 June 1369]). "Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of Sistan and Baluchestan province, centered in the city of Zahedan" (in Persian). rc.majlis.ir. Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board. Proposal 3233.1.5.53; Letter 907-93808; Notification 82822/T129. Archived 24 July 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 29 December 2023. – via Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of the Farabi Library of Mobile Users.
  4. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Sistan and Baluchestan Province" (Excel) (in Persian). irandataportal.syr.edu. The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived 25 November 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 19 December 2022. – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.
  5. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Sistan and Baluchestan Province" (Excel) (in Persian). amar.org.ir. The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived 23 December 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  6. ^ Planet, Lonely. "Iran flights". Lonely Planet. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
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