Great Museum of Zahedan

Great Museum of Zahedan is one of the largest and most attractive museums in the province of Sistan and Baluchestan Province, where works of ancient history, culture and ancient discoveries of Kerman, southern Khorasan and this province are exhibited.

Great Museum of Zahedan is located in the province of Sistan and Baluchestan. This museum built in 2011. In this regional museum, you can see works from the archaeological findings of Kerman, Sistan and Baluchestan and South Khorasan. This museum consists of three parts. In the archaeological section, there are pieces of information about the site's profile, Shahr-e Sukhteh, Mount Khajeh, Dahan-e Gholaman, Jiroft, South Khorasan and other ancient - history works of the Southeast region has been gathered from visitors.

The objects displayed are works excavation in Archaeology such as potteries, objects of metal, mud, rock, glass, exquisite painting and, linear books. In the anthropology section, topics such as oral literature, celebrities, culture and customs, clothing, food, handicrafts and, so on introduced in the regions of Sistan and Baluchestan, Kerman and Khorasan.

In the section of ecology, the regions of Sistan and Baluchistan and the southeast of the country are introduced. For this purpose, there are showcases for displaying the taxidermy of the animal and plant species of the region as well as the saltwater aquarium. This section is one of the most exciting parts of the museum for children and adolescents.

Another section of the museum is the library, which includes specialized books on cultural heritage, crafts, and tourism.

The most important findings of the Shahr-e Sukhteh

There is an artificial eye that found in the Shahr-e Sukhteh. It is points of this museum. This eye is related to the body of a woman buried in a Shahr-e Sukhteh that made of natural tar mixed with a kind of fatty animal. On this artificial eye, the smallest capillaries inside the eye designed with golden wires. This artificial eye is stored in the repository. In this museum, there is a healthy skeletal found in the Shahr-e Sukhteh.

• What is the best time to go?

The climate of Zahedan is so hot and dry, and only the air becomes colder at night. The best time to travel to Zahedan in terms of weather is from early March to early May. Great Museum of Zahedan is open on weekdays from 7 am until 6 pm and on Fridays from 4:00 to 6:30 pm.

• Getting there?

From Zahedan Airport to Great Museum of Zahedan, it is just 10 minutes by car. The museum is located on Motahari Street, in front of Yas Park.