Sīstān (Persian/Baloch/Pashto: سیستان), also known as Scythia, Sijistān (Arabic: سجستان‎), and Sākāstān (Persian/Baloch/Pashto: ساكاستان; literally "land of the Saka or Scythians"), is a historical and geographical region in present-day eastern Iran (Sistan and Baluchestan Province), southern Afghanistan (Nimruz, Kandahar, and Zabul Province), and the Nok Kundi region of Balochistan (western Pakistan).