Mirjaveh

For the administrative division, see Mirjaveh County.

Mirjaveh
ميرجاوه
City
The road between Mirjaveh and Taftan in 1969
The road between Mirjaveh and Taftan in 1969
Mirjaveh is located in Iran
Mirjaveh
Mirjaveh
Coordinates: 29°00′53″N 61°27′01″E / 29.01472°N 61.45028°E / 29.01472; 61.45028[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceSistan and Baluchestan
CountyMirjaveh
DistrictCentral
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total
9,359
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

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 and the district.[4]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 13,590 in 2,350 households, when it was in the former Mirjaveh District of Zahedan County.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 10,121 people in 2,135 households,[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 9,359 people in 2,107 households.[2] 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.[4]

Mirjaveh is the main road crossing point between Iran and Pakistan. The Pakistani border post is at Taftan.[7] Mirjaveh is also the point where the railway line from Pakistan crosses the border on the way from Quetta to Zahedan.

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 and 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge respectively, a break-of-gauge station and transshipment hub (or transloading hub) were built at Zahedan.

See also

Pakistan to Turkey container train service launched at Wikinews

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Notes

  1. ^ Also romanized as Mīrjāveh; also known as Mīrjāwa[3]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (15 April 2023). "Mirjaveh, Mirjaveh County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 11. Archived from the original (Excel) on 23 December 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Mirjaveh can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3075135" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ^ a b Rahimi, Mohammadreza. "Seven new counties were added to the map of country divisions". DOLAT (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 8 January 2013. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  5. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 11. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  6. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 11. Archived from the original (Excel) on 25 November 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  7. ^ Planet, Lonely. "Iran flights". Lonely Planet. Retrieved 14 December 2018.


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