Monsoon rains cause damage to historical monuments in Sistan-Baluchestan

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
province, the provincial tourism chief has said.The summer monsoon rains and floods have caused 32.5 billion rials ($108,000) of damage to
the historical monuments of the southeastern province, Alireza Jalalzai said on Sunday.On Tuesday, the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting
reported that an average rainfall of 26.5 millimeters was recorded in the desert city of Zahedan, the capital of Sistan-Baluchestan,
equaling 30 percent of annual precipitation in the city.The highest volume of rainfall, tantamount to 65 millimeters, was registered in the
with a slight increase in rainfall from east to west, and an obvious rise in humidity in the coastal regions
In ancient times, the region was a crossword in the Indus Valley and the Babylonian civilizations.The province possesses special
significance because it is located in a strategic transit location, particularly Chabahar, which is the only ocean port in Iran and the best
and easiest access route of the middle Asian countries to free waters.The vast province is home to several distinctive archaeological sites