Khāsh

Khash lies on the Sarhad plateau of Iranian Baluchistan, south of the great volcanic mountain of Taftan. Its cultivated ground contrasts with the surrounding dry highlands, where rainfall is scarce and pastoral communities move with their flocks. Underground water channels supply fields around the settlement. Taftan dominates the northern horizon: its high volcanic cone gives off gases, a conspicuous feature of the mountainous country between the deserts of Sistan and the valleys of Makran.