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Makaki, Iran

Coordinates: 31°07′04″N 61°48′36″E / 31.11778°N 61.81000°E / 31.11778; 61.81000
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Makaki
ماککی
village
Makaki is located in Iran
Makaki
Makaki
Coordinates: 31°07′04″N 61°48′36″E / 31.11778°N 61.81000°E / 31.11778; 61.81000
Country Iran
ProvinceSistan and Baluchestan
CountyHirmand
BakhshCentral
Rural DistrictDust Mohammad
Population
 (2006)
 • Total74
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

Makaki (Persian: ماککی, also Romanized as Mākakī)[1] is a village in Dust Mohammad Rural District, in the Central District of Hirmand County, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 74, in 19 families.[2]

2023 clashes

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Border clashes took place on the Afghanistan-Iran border in May 2023, during which Makaki came under attack by Taliban forces, though the attack was repelled.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Makaki can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "10026027" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  2. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-09-20.
  3. ^ "جزئیات جدید از علت آغاز درگیری در مرز با افغانستان/ ممانعت از ورود کاروان قاچاقچیان به درگیری با طالبان انجامید" [New details of the reason for the start of the conflict on the border with Afghanistan / preventing the entry of smugglers' convoys led to a conflict with the Taliban]. Tasnim News Agency (in Persian). 28 May 2023. Retrieved 2023-05-29.