Zarābād

Zarabad lies on the Makran coast west of Chabahar, where a low coastal plain meets the Gulf of Oman. Inland, the dry hills are cut by seasonal watercourses descending towards the sea. Along this shore, communities have combined cultivation and livestock keeping with fishing in the coastal waters. The Makran littoral is broken by bays and rocky headlands, but much of its cultivated land depends on scarce rain and runoff rather than a permanent river supply.