Taftan, Pakistan

تفتان

Taftan is a town of 18,510 people in Balochistan, Pakistan.

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Population18,510 GeoNames

Local nameتفتان

RegionBalochistan

Elevation787 m 2,582 ft

Time zoneAsia/Karachi

Nearest airportTaftan Airport (TFT) 2 km

About Taftan

Taftan (Urdu: تفتان) is the Headquarter town in Taftan District, Balochistan, Pakistan. It is one of Pakistan's border crossings with Iran. It is by either road or rail over 500 km (310 mi) from Quetta.

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Taftan Airport (TFT) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 2 km away.

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