Sistan
Sistan ranks 4,347th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Grand Island, Nebraska, Chingford, and Viana do Castelo. Memorable people born in Sistan include Abu Dawood, Moinuddin Chishti, and Al-Sijzi. Sistan has been the birth place of many religious figures, and politicians. Sistan is located in Afghanistan.
Sistān, also known as Sakastān and Sijistan, is a historical region in present-day south-western Afghanistan, south-eastern Iran and extending across the borders of south-western Pakistan. Mostly corresponding to the then Achaemenid region of Drangiana and extending southwards of the Helmand River not far off from the city of Alexandria in Arachosia. Largely desert, the region is bisected by the Helmand River, the largest river in Afghanistan, which empties into the Hamun Lake that forms part of the border between Iran and Afghanistan. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 817 and 1142, Sistan was the birth place of 4 globally memorable people, including Abu Dawood, Moinuddin Chishti, and Al-Sijzi.
People Born in Sistan
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Abu Dawood
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
817 - 888
HPI: 71.20
Rank: 1
Moinuddin Chishti
POLITICIAN
1142 - 1236
HPI: 64.01
Rank: 2
Al-Sijzi
MATHEMATICIAN
945 - 1020
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 3
Farrukhi Sistani
WRITER
980 - 1037
HPI: 51.19
Rank: 4
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Sistan were religious figures (1), politicians (1), mathematicians (1), and writers (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Throughout history religious figures have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Sistan, including Abu Dawood.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Sistan since 1700.
