Khash (city)
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Khash is a city in and the capital of Khash County
, in Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran
. At the 2006 census, its population was 56,683, in 10,176 families.
The overwhelming majority of the city's inhabitants are ethnic Baloch
who speak the Balochi language
. It is located at an altitude of 1400 metres (4596 feet).
Khash County
Khash County is a county in Sistan and Baluchestan Province in Iran. The capital of the county is Khash. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 161,918, in 32,478 families. The county is subdivided into three districts: the Central District, Irandegan District, and Nukabad District...
, in Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
. At the 2006 census, its population was 56,683, in 10,176 families.
The overwhelming majority of the city's inhabitants are ethnic Baloch
Baloch people
The Baloch or Baluch are an ethnic group that belong to the larger Iranian peoples. Baluch people mainly inhabit the Balochistan region and Sistan and Baluchestan Province in the southeast corner of the Iranian plateau in Western Asia....
who speak the Balochi language
Balochi language
Balochi is a Northwestern Iranian language. It is the principal language of the Baloch of Balochistan, Pakistan, eastern Iran and southern Afghanistan. It is also spoken as a second language by some Brahui. It is designated as one of nine official languages of Pakistan.-Vowels:The Balochi vowel...
. It is located at an altitude of 1400 metres (4596 feet).