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Taftan
Taftan
Coordinates: 28°17′N 62°21′E / 28.28°N 62.35°E / 28.28; 62.35
Country	Pakistan
Time zone	PST (UTC+5)
Calling code	0992

Taftan (Persian;Urdu: تفتان) is a town located in Chagai District, Balochistan, Pakistan.It is Pakistan's only legal official border crossing into Iran and famed by locals as the "road to London" because it is a famous smuggling route.Over 600 km from Quetta, getting to Taftan is a journey of almost 12 hours of careful driving.

The border crossing point on the Iranian side is at Mirjaveh.