Nosratabad

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Nosratabad is a city in the province of Sistan and Baluchistan in south-eastern Iran. It lies on the road from Zahedan to Bam.[1]

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The city was named for Nusret el Mulk, a former deputy governor of Seistan; when built, c. 1870, it was first called Nasirabad in honor of Nasr-uddin Shah; other names, used locally, are Shahr-i-Seistan, Shahr-i-Nassiriyeh, or simply Shahr, the town.

During the late nineteenth century it was the residence of British and Russian consuls, and had post and telegraph offices (as of 1911). The city served as the capital of Sistan until some time in the 20th Century.

This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.