Sasuli (Persian: ساسولی, also Romanized as Sāsūlī; also known as Deh-e Sāsūlī and Sālsūlī)[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 568, in 115 families.[2]

Sasuli
ساسولی
village
Sasuli is located in Iran
Sasuli
Sasuli
Coordinates: 31°06′32″N 61°48′23″E / 31.10889°N 61.80639°E / 31.10889; 61.80639
Country Iran
ProvinceSistan and Baluchestan
CountyHirmand
BakhshCentral
Rural DistrictDust Mohammad
Population
 (2006)
 • Total568
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

2023 clashes

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

References

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  1. ^ Sasuli can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3781657" 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.