Chabahar, Iran

Chabahar, Iran is a submarine cable landing point in Iran (coordinates 25.2982°, 60.6296°). It serves 3 submarine cable systems, making it a multi-cable landing site in Iran's international connectivity infrastructure.

Chabahar ; Balochi: چھبار) is a city in the Central District of Chabahar County, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. It is a free port situated on the coast of the Gulf of Oman, and is Iran's southernmost city after Konarak. The sister port city of Gwadar in Balochistan, Pakistan, is located about 170 kilometres (110 mi) to the east of Chabahar. Wikipedia

Connected submarine cables

Operators landing at Chabahar, Iran

Cables landing at Chabahar, Iran are operated by 4 distinct consortium partners and carriers, including FLAG, Pishgaman Kavir, Vodafone, Zain Omantel International. Each cable is typically jointly owned by a consortium of tier-one carriers and hyperscale operators who share construction costs and capacity; the operator mix reflects both regional incumbents and global players with interest in the routes served by this landing point.

Connectivity profile

From Chabahar, Iran, international traffic can reach 14 countries through 3 cable systems. Destinations include Bahrain, Egypt, India, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Maldives, Oman and 6 more.

Monitoring status

No monitoring incidents were recorded on cables serving Chabahar, Iran in the past 90 days — all connected systems remained within normal latency thresholds. Our monitoring network continuously samples latency from external probes to targets reachable via these cables.

About the cables

• OMRAN/EPEG (2013) — OMRAN/EPEG is a point-to-point submarine cable linking Oman and Iran. Landing at Barka, Chabahar, Diba, Jask, Khasab, it provides a direct fiber-optic path between the two countries, serving as both a primary data route and a redundancy option for neighboring cable systems. Read more →
• Pishgaman Oman Iran (POI) Network (2012) — Pishgaman Oman Iran (POI) Network is a point-to-point submarine cable linking Oman and Iran. Landing at Barka, Chabahar, Jask, it provides a direct fiber-optic path between the two countries, serving as both a primary data route and a redundancy option for neighboring cable systems. Read more →
• FALCON (2006) — Every submarine cable has an owner. Most have had two. FALCON has survived three bankruptcies — and is still carrying traffic across fourteen countries, from Egypt to Sri Lanka, through some of the most politically complex waters on Earth. The Cable That Outlived Its Owners FALCON stands for FLAG Alcatel-Lucent Optical Network. Read more →

Submarine cable data from TeleGeography. Geographic context from Wikipedia. Monitoring metrics updated continuously by GeoCables.