Mirjaveh () is a city in the Central District of

Mirjaveh County Mirjaveh County () is in Sistan and Baluchestan province, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Mirjaveh. The county is bordered by both Pakistan and Afghanistan. History After the 2011 National Census, Mirjaveh ...

, Sistan and Baluchestan province,

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...

, serving as capital of both the county and the district.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 13,590 in 2,350 households, when it was capital of the former Mirjaveh District of

Zahedan County Zahedan County () is in Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Zahedan. History After the 2011 National Census, Mirjaveh District was separated from the county in the establishment of Mirjaveh County Mir ...

. The following census in 2011 counted 10,121 people in 2,135 households, The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 9,359 people in 2,107 households. 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. Mirjaveh is the main road crossing point between Iran and

Pakistan Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the Islam by country# ...

. The Pakistani border post is at Taftan. Mirjaveh is also the point where the railway line from Pakistan crosses the border on the way from

Quetta Quetta is the capital and largest city of the Pakistani province of Balochistan. It is the ninth largest city in Pakistan, with an estimated population of over 1.6 million in 2024. It is situated in the south-west of the country, lying in a ...

Zahedan Zahedan (Balochi language, Balochi and ; ) is a city in the Central District (Zahedan County), Central District of Zahedan County, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran, serving as capital of the province, th ...

Transport

Since 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 A standard-gauge railway is a railway with a track gauge of . The standard gauge is also called Stephenson gauge (after George Stephenson), international gauge, UIC gauge, uniform gauge, normal gauge in Europe, and SGR in East Africa. It is the ...

and

broad gauge A broad-gauge railway is a railway with a track gauge (the distance between the rails) broader than the used by standard-gauge railways. Broad gauge of , more known as Russian gauge, is the dominant track gauge in former Soviet Union countries ...

respectively, a

break-of-gauge With railways, a break of gauge occurs where a line of one track gauge (the distance between the rails, or between the wheels of trains designed to run on those rails) meets a line of a different gauge. Trains and rolling stock generally canno ...

station and transshipment hub (or transloading hub) were built at

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Populated places in Mirjaveh County Cities in Sistan and Baluchestan province Iran–Pakistan border crossings {{Mirjaveh-geo-stub

Demographics

Population

Transport

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