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Political Map of Iran

by Vishal Kumar

Iran is a country in the Middle East, bordered by Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq, and Turkey. The Caspian Sea borders Iran in the north, and the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman are situated to its south. The capital and largest city of Iran is Tehran.


Political Map of Iran

 

The Islamic Republic of Iran is a Middle Eastern country, bordered by Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq, and Turkey. To the north, Iran borders the Caspian Sea,

and to the south, it borders the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. The total area of Iran is about 1,648,195 square kilometers (636,372 square miles).

The capital and largest city in Iran is Tehran, which is located in the north. Other large cities are Mashhad, Karaj, Isfahan, and Tabriz. The country’s total population is over 86 million, with over 12 million people living in Tehran. The people of Iran are called Persians, stemming from the nation’s other name, Persia.

Iran is made up of thirty-one provinces, which are further divided into counties, then districts, and sub-districts. The provinces of Iran are governed at a local level in each province’s capital. Iran’s capital, Tehran, is located in the province of the same name.

The provinces of Iran are: –

Province Pop-2006 Pop-1996 Area(km.²) Area(mi.²) Capital
Alborz 2412568 5833 2252 Karaj
Ardebil 1,228,155 1,168,011 17,800 6,873 Ardebil
Bushehr 886,267 743,675 22,743 8,781 Bushehr
Chahar Mahall and Bakhtiari 857,910 761,168 16,332 6,306 Shahr-e-Kord
East Azarbaijan 3,603,456 3,325,540 45,650 17,626 Tabriz
Esfahan 4,559,256 3,923,255 107,029 41,324 Esfahan
Fars 4,336,878 3,817,036 122,608 47,339 Shiraz
Gilan 2,404,861 2,241,896 14,042 5,422 Rasht
Golestan 1,617,087 1,426,288 20,195 7,797 Gorgan
Hamadan 1,703,267 1,677,957 19,368 7,478 Hamadan
Hormozgan 1,403,674 1,062,155 70,669 27,285 Bandar-e-Abbas
Ilam 545,787 487,886 20,133 7,773 Ilam
Kerman 2,652,413 2,004,328 180,836 69,821 Kerman
Kermanshah 1,879,385 1,778,596 24,998 9,652 Kermanshah
Khuzestan 4,274,979 3,746,772 64,055 24,732 Ahvaz
Kohgiluyeh and Buyer Ahmad 634,299 544,356 15,504 5,986 Yasuj
Kordestan 1,440,156 1,346,383 29,137 11,250 Sanandaj
Lorestan 1,716,527 1,584,434 28,294 10,924 Khorramabad
Markazi 1,351,257 1,228,812 29,130 11,247 Arak
Mazandaran 2,922,432 2,602,008 23,701 9,151 Sari
North Khorasan 811,572 676,333 28,434 10,978 Bojnurd
Qazvin 1,143,200 968,257 15,549 6,004 Qazvin
Qom 1,046,737 853,044 11,526 4,450 Qom
Razavi Khorasan 5,593,079 4,991,818 144,681 55,862 Mashhad
Semnan 589,742 501,447 97,491 37,641 Semnan
Sistan and Baluchestan 2,405,742 1,722,579 181,785 70,188 Zahedan
South Khorasan 636,420 319,878 69,555 26,855 Birjand
Tehran 13,422,366 10,343,965 18,814 7,264 Tehran
West Azarbaijan 2,873,459 2,496,320 37,437 14,455 Orumiyeh
Yazd 990,818 810,401 129,285 49,917 Yazd
Zanjan 964,601 900,890 21,773 8,407 Zanjan
31 provinces 70,495,782 60,055,488 1,628,554 628,788

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