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Trakhun
Fortress of Trakhun in the center of the Rud-i Biyaban
Location	Nimroz Province, Afghanistan
Coordinates	30°17′06″N 61°32′25″E / 30.28500°N 61.54028°E / 30.28500; 61.54028
Location of the Trakhun

The Trakhun (Pashto: تراخون, Balochi: قلعه ترقون) or Trakhu is a historical, archaeological site with high-walled fortress atop a 30 m high triangular rock formation over 100 m on each side, located in the center of the Rud-i Biyaban in Nimroz Province of the Sistan region. By legends and local tradition, Tarakhun is credited to be the birthplace of Rustam.

References

1. "Trakhun". The Helmand Sistan Project.
2. Adamec, Ludwig W. (1973). Historical and Political Gazetteer of Afghanistan, Vol. 2: Farah and Southwestern Afghanistan. Graz: Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt. p. 289. ISBN 978-3-201-00857-0.

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Peoples	Keyanis Persians Balochis Afghans Iranian peoples
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Regions	Afghanistan Nad ali Shahr-i Gholghola Qala-e Taq Nimroz Zaranj Qala-e Fath Qala-e Khash Trakhun Iran Nasrat Abad Hossain Abad, Zabol Zahak Pakistan Balochistan
Related	Farrukhi Sistani Abu Dawud al-Sijistani Ya'qub ibn al-Layth al-Saffar Saffarid dynasty Nasrid dynasty (Sistan)
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