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Published December 14, 2023 | Version v1
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Sistan: part 1. Grid Squares

Authors/Creators

  • 1. University of Oxford, University of Southampton

Contributors

Description

Deposit of Grid Squares from the Sistan region (Iran, Afghanistan) maintained within the EAMENA database.

These Grid Squares cover the central region of the Sistan region (Iran, Afghanistan) and represent a subset of the EAMENA grid system. Each square measures 0.25 degrees in both longitude and latitude, spanning the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region from Afghanistan to Mauritania. These Grid Squares are the one surveyed to create the Sistan: part 1. Heritage Places. Their spatial coverage covers 16,875 km2 with these boundaries:

  • Northern boundary: + 31.5
  • Southern boundary: + 30
  • Eastern boundary: + 62.5
  • Western boundary: - 60.5

Their geographic centre is the Iranian city of Zabol (زابل)

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The two repositories (Heritage Places and Grid Squares) both pertain to Part 1 of the Sistan survey. This dataset primarily focuses on the central areas of Sistan, but it can be expanded through future surveys to include the eastern parts of Sistan in Afghanistan and additional undocumented areas in Iran.
 
 

Methods

EAMENA data entry methodology. Descriptions of Grid Squares field names can be found on the EAMENA website: https://eamena.org/advanced-use

Files

sistan_part1_gs.zip

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Additional details

Dates

Created
2021-01-01/2021-01-02

Subjects

Cultural property
https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh97000183.html