Nosratabad is a city in the capital of Nosratabad District

Nosratabad District

Nosratabad District is a district in Zahedan County, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 16,890, in 3,339 families. The District has one city: Nosratabad....

 of Zahedan County

Zahedan County

Zahedan County is a county in Sistan va Baluchestan Province in Iran. The capital of the county is Zahedan. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 663,822, in 130,763 families. The county is subdivided into four districts: the Central District, Mirjaveh District, Kurin District, and...

, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran

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. At the 2006 census, its population was 4,182, in 919 families.

Nosratabad lies on the road from Zahedan

Zahedan

Zahedan is a city in and the capital of Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 552,706, in 109,488 families.-Geography:...

 to Bam

Bam, Iran

Bam is a city in and the capital of Bam County, Kerman Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 73,823, in 19,572 families.The modern Iranian city of Bam surrounds the Bam citadel. Before the 2003 earthquake the official population count of the city was roughly 43,000. There are...

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History

Nosratabad, the city of Nosrat, was named after Nusret el Mulk, a former deputy governor of Sistan; when built, c. 1870, it was first called Nasirabad in honour of Nasr-uddin Shah; other names, used locally, are Shahr-i-Seistan, Shahr-i-Nassiriyeh, or simply Shahr, the town. Its climate is very dry and hot; due to its location in the Lut Desert, it is among the hottest locations in the world. In August 1926, the highest officially recorded temperature soared to 58.0°C.

During the late nineteenth century it was the residence of British

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 and Russia

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s, and had post and telegraph offices (as of 1911). The city served as the capital of Sistan until some time in the 20th Century.

On 3 June 2009, the Jondollah militant group blocked off roads between Nosratabad and Bam and seized several trucks.