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'''Taftan''' ({{lang-ur|{{nq|تفتان}}}}), ({{lang-bal|تفتا{{nq|تپتان}}}}) is a towntrunk locatedroad and railway town in [[Chagai District|Chaghi District]], [[Balochistan (Pakistan)|Balochistan]], [[Pakistan]].<ref>{{Cite Itweb|url=https://www.travel-culture.com//pakistan/taftan.shtml|title=Taftan isBalochistan Pakistan's only- legalTravel officialand borderhotel crossinginformation|website=Travel intoand [[Iran]]Culture andServices}}</ref> famedIt byis localsone as theof Pakistan''"roads toborder London"''crossings becausewith itIran. It is aby famouseither smugglingroad route.or Overrail 600&nbsp;over {{cvt|500|km}} from [[Quetta]], getting to Taftan is a journey of almost 9 hours of careful driving.

It is {{convert|62|km}} northeast of the thermally active dark peak or small massif also called [[Taftan (volcano)|Taftan]], wholly in Iran.

The border crossing point on the Iranian side is at [[Mirjaveh]].▼

▲TheAt its western extreme, the border crossing point onof the Iranian sideIran is at [[Mirjaveh]].

PAKISTAN SAINDAK TAFTAN NOK KUNDI ETC Belongs To Malik sulaiman khan Sherzai

==Transport==

Basically, Sherzai Baloch are ruler of Chaghi ) in Taftan many tribes are settled. In Taftan area Malik Sulaiman khan sherzai has given land to almost every tribe for agriculture purpose from their own even though at that Sherzai for this gift of lands in Talap area to notable. After a long discussion between both Chief And sherzai it has been decided that Sardar Sherzai will take over land from English Empires in their Ruling Time By their Grandfather after That That system has Continued in other areas of Chaghi in place of Talap area lands which distributed to people with out prior approval..!

It is on [[Roads in Pakistan|the N40 road]]. This becomes [[Roads in Iran|the road 84 in Iran's system]], and which meanders via [[Kerman]] to a number change west of [[Rafsanjan]].

It is served by its railway station on the line commonly described as the [[Quetta-Taftan Line]] but which, since 1940, continues to [[Zahedan]], Iran.

==See also==

* [[Koh-e-Taftan railway station]]

* [[Taftan (volcano)|Taftan (Volcano)]]

==References==

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== External links ==

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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KV1ENB8t_jg Exclusive report on Baluch Wall - 11 June 2007]

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