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Southeastern Iranیقرش بونج ناريا
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Why Go?
Southeastern Iran is frontier territory. It combines harsh landscapes, periodic banditry and
warm welcomes to form a unique and exotic travelling experience. There are some
dangers; see the box,
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, before heading this way. The region stretches east across
ancient Kerman province, through high deserts scarred by brown snow-capped mountain
ranges and coloured by occasional oasis towns and seasonal lakes. Kerman, the main city,
is, in effect, the cultural border separating the Persians and the more eastern-oriented
Baluchis, whose dress and customs feel more Pakistani.
Following old caravan routes southeast across the edge of the forbidding Dasht-e Lut,
most travellers will stop in historic Bam and, if heading to Pakistan, in Zahedan, where
smugglers criss-cross the deserts and the rule of law is tenuous. Kerman city is the launch
pad for the surrounding historic towns and incredible desert landscapes, including Mahan
and the Kaluts.
When to Go
Much of southeastern Iran is desert or semidesert and the best time to avoid the heat is
between around November and March. During these times daytime temperatures are often
quite comfortable between about 10°C and 20°C, but overnight temperatures regularly fall
