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==Geography==
[[File:Makran.makoran pars1744 Amesterdam.jpg|thumb|Makran.makoran pars1744 Amesterdam]]
[[File:Gwadar Fishing Port.jpg|thumb|alt=Gwadar in Makran|[[Gwadar]] beach in Makran region-today the economy of Makrani Baloch is largely based on use of the ocean.]]
The narrow coastal plain rises rapidly into several mountain ranges. Of the {{cvt|1000|km}} coastline, around {{cvt|750|km}} are in [[Pakistan]]. The climate is dry with little rainfall. Makran is very sparsely inhabited, with much of the population concentrated in a string of small ports including [[Chabahar]], [[Gwatar]], [[Jiwani]], [[Jask]], [[Sirik, Iran|Sirik]], [[Gwadar]] (not to be confused with Gwatar), [[Pasni City|Pasni]], [[Ormara]] and many smaller fishing villages.

There is only one island off the coast of Makran, [[Astola|Astola Island]], near Pasni although there are several small islets. The coastline has a number of lagoons and bays. The main lagoons are [[Miani Hor]], [[Khor Kalmat]], and the [[Jiwani Coastal Wetland]]. The main bays are from east to west: Ormara East Bay, Ormara West Bay, Pasni Bay, [[Surbandar]] Bay, Gwadar East Bay, Gwadar West Bay and [[Gwatar Bay]] (which includes Jiwani Bay). This latter bay shelters a large [[mangrove]] forest and the nesting grounds of endangered turtle species. The [[Mirani Dam]] provides irrigation, flood prevention and water supply to Gwadar city.{{Citation needed|date=April 2026}}
[[File:Pakistan,_Central_Makran_Range_01_(2294354578).jpg|thumb|The [[Central Makran Range]] in Pakistan and Iran.]]