Taftan, Balochistan

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| official_name = Taftan

| name = Taftan

| native_name = {{Nobold|{{lang|bal|{{nq|تپتان}}}}}}

| other_name = {{Nobold|{{lang|ur|{{nq|تفتان}}}}}}

| settlement_type = Town

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| subdivision_type = Country

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| subdivision_type1 = Province

| subdivision_name1 = Balochistan

| subdivision_type2 = District

| subdivision_name2 = Chagai District

| population_total = 18,510

| population_as_of = 2017

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| area_code = 0825

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Taftan ({{langx|ur|{{nq|تفتان}}}}) ({{langx|bal|{{nq|تپتان}}}}) is a trunk road and railway town in Chagai District, Balochistan, Pakistan.{{Cite web|url=https://www.travel-culture.com//pakistan/taftan.shtml|title=Taftan Balochistan Pakistan - Travel and hotel information|website=Travel and Culture Services}} It is one of Pakistan's border crossings with Iran. It is by either road or rail over {{cvt|500|km}} from Quetta.

It is {{convert|62|km}} northeast of the thermally active dark peak or small massif also called Taftan, wholly in Iran.

At its western extreme, the border crossing point of Iran is Mirjaveh.