Saravan, Iran

Saravan (Persian: سراوان, also Romanized as Sarāvān; formerly, Shastoon) is a city in and the capital of Saravan County, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 58,652, in 10,078 families. Saravan lies in the Iranian Balochistan, close to the international border of Pakistan. The inhabitants of the city are Balochi and speak the Balochi language. It is the center of Saravan County. The city lies in a long valley in the south of Masheked and north of Makran. Saravan is the location of many attacks, presumably by Baloch insurgents.