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Available in 73 languages" > <label id="p-lang-btn-label" for="p-lang-btn-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--action-progressive mw-portlet-lang-heading-73" aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-language-progressive mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-language-progressive"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">73 languages</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-smn mw-list-item"><a href="https://smn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran_provinseh" title="Iran provinseh – Inari Sami" lang="smn" hreflang="smn" data-title="Iran provinseh" data-language-autonym="Anarâškielâ" data-language-local-name="Inari Sami" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Anarâškielâ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ar mw-list-item"><a href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%AD%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%B8%D8%A7%D8%AA_%D8%A5%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86" title="محافظات إيران – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="محافظات إيران" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provincies_d%27Ir%C3%A1n" title="Provincies d'Irán – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Provincies d'Irán" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-av mw-list-item"><a href="https://av.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%98%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%8A%D1%83%D0%BB_%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%BD%D1%86%D0%B8%D1%8F%D0%B1%D0%B8" title="Ираналъул провинцияби – Avaric" lang="av" hreflang="av" data-title="Ираналъул провинцияби" data-language-autonym="Авар" data-language-local-name="Avaric" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Авар</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%B0ran_ostanlar%C4%B1" title="İran ostanları – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="İran ostanları" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-azb mw-list-item"><a href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86_%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B1%DB%8C" title="ایران اوستانلاری – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="ایران اوستانلاری" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0_%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%82%E0%A6%B9" title="ইরানের প্রদেশসমূহ – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="ইরানের প্রদেশসমূহ" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran_%C3%AA_s%C3%A9ng" title="Iran ê séng – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Iran ê séng" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs mw-list-item"><a href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iranske_pokrajine" title="Iranske pokrajine – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="Iranske pokrajine" data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bosanski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-br mw-list-item"><a href="https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provi%C3%B1so%C3%B9_Iran" title="Proviñsoù Iran – Breton" lang="br" hreflang="br" data-title="Proviñsoù Iran" data-language-autonym="Brezhoneg" data-language-local-name="Breton" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Brezhoneg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prov%C3%ADncies_de_l%27Iran" title="Províncies de l'Iran – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Províncies de l'Iran" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lalawigan_(Iran)" title="Lalawigan (Iran) – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Lalawigan (Iran)" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taleithiau_Iran" title="Taleithiau Iran – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Taleithiau Iran" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provinser_i_Iran" title="Provinser i Iran – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Provinser i Iran" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-se mw-list-item"><a href="https://se.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irana_provinssat" title="Irana provinssat – Northern Sami" lang="se" hreflang="se" data-title="Irana provinssat" data-language-autonym="Davvisámegiella" data-language-local-name="Northern Sami" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Davvisámegiella</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_der_Provinzen_des_Iran" title="Liste der Provinzen des Iran – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Liste der Provinzen des Iran" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%95%CF%80%CE%B1%CF%81%CF%87%CE%AF%CE%B5%CF%82_%CF%84%CE%BF%CF%85_%CE%99%CF%81%CE%AC%CE%BD" title="Επαρχίες του Ιράν – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Επαρχίες του Ιράν" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anexo:Provincias_de_Ir%C3%A1n" title="Anexo:Provincias de Irán – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Anexo:Provincias de Irán" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86%E2%80%8C%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C_%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86" title="استان‌های ایران – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="استان‌های ایران" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provinces_d%27Iran" title="Provinces d'Iran – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Provinces d'Iran" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provincias_de_Ir%C3%A1n" title="Provincias de Irán – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Provincias de Irán" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-glk mw-list-item"><a href="https://glk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86_%D9%9A_%D8%A7%DB%8A%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%86" title="ايران ٚ اۊستانان – Gilaki" lang="glk" hreflang="glk" data-title="ايران ٚ اۊستانان" data-language-autonym="گیلکی" data-language-local-name="Gilaki" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>گیلکی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%9D%B4%EB%9E%80%EC%9D%98_%EC%A3%BC" title="이란의 주 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="이란의 주" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D4%BB%D6%80%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%AB_%D5%B6%D5%A1%D5%B0%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%A3%D5%B6%D5%A5%D6%80" title="Իրանի նահանգներ – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Իրանի նահանգներ" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%88%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8_%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%87_%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4" title="ईरान के प्रान्त – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="ईरान के प्रान्त" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iranske_pokrajine" title="Iranske pokrajine – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Iranske pokrajine" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provinsi_di_Iran" title="Provinsi di Iran – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Provinsi di Iran" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Province_dell%27Iran" title="Province dell'Iran – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Province dell'Iran" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A4%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%91%D7%99%D7%A0%D7%A6%D7%99%D7%95%D7%AA_%D7%90%D7%99%D7%A8%D7%90%D7%9F" title="פרובינציות איראן – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="פרובינציות איראן" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%98%E1%83%A0%E1%83%90%E1%83%9C%E1%83%98%E1%83%A1_%E1%83%9D%E1%83%A1%E1%83%A2%E1%83%90%E1%83%9C%E1%83%94%E1%83%91%E1%83%98" title="ირანის ოსტანები – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="ირანის ოსტანები" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sw mw-list-item"><a href="https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikoa_na_wilaya_za_Uajemi" title="Mikoa na wilaya za Uajemi – Swahili" lang="sw" hreflang="sw" data-title="Mikoa na wilaya za Uajemi" data-language-autonym="Kiswahili" data-language-local-name="Swahili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kiswahili</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ku mw-list-item"><a href="https://ku.wikipedia.org/wiki/Par%C3%AAzgeh%C3%AAn_%C3%8Eran%C3%AA" title="Parêzgehên Îranê – Kurdish" lang="ku" hreflang="ku" data-title="Parêzgehên Îranê" data-language-autonym="Kurdî" data-language-local-name="Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kurdî</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provinciae_Iraniae" title="Provinciae Iraniae – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="Provinciae Iraniae" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Latin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ir%C4%81nas_ost%C4%81ni" title="Irānas ostāni – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Irānas ostāni" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irano_provincijos" title="Irano provincijos – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Irano provincijos" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%BE%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B8_%D0%B2%D0%BE_%D0%98%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BD" title="Покраини во Иран – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Покраини во Иран" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mi mw-list-item"><a href="https://mi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porowini_o_%C4%AAr%C4%81na" title="Porowini o Īrāna – Māori" lang="mi" hreflang="mi" data-title="Porowini o Īrāna" data-language-autonym="Māori" data-language-local-name="Māori" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Māori</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%87%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A3%E0%A4%9A%E0%A5%87_%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A4" title="इराणचे प्रांत – Marathi" lang="mr" hreflang="mr" data-title="इराणचे प्रांत" data-language-autonym="मराठी" data-language-local-name="Marathi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मराठी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A9_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AD%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%B8%D8%A7%D8%AA_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A%D9%87" title="ليستة المحافظات الايرانيه – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="ليستة المحافظات الايرانيه" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mzn mw-list-item"><a href="https://mzn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86_%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%88%D9%86" title="ایران اوستانون – Mazanderani" lang="mzn" hreflang="mzn" data-title="ایران اوستانون" data-language-autonym="مازِرونی" data-language-local-name="Mazanderani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مازِرونی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-my mw-list-item"><a href="https://my.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%80%A1%E1%80%AE%E1%80%9B%E1%80%94%E1%80%BA%E1%80%94%E1%80%AD%E1%80%AF%E1%80%84%E1%80%BA%E1%80%84%E1%80%B6%E1%81%8F_%E1%80%95%E1%80%BC%E1%80%8A%E1%80%BA%E1%80%94%E1%80%9A%E1%80%BA%E1%80%99%E1%80%BB%E1%80%AC%E1%80%B8" title="အီရန်နိုင်ငံ၏ ပြည်နယ်များ – Burmese" lang="my" hreflang="my" data-title="အီရန်နိုင်ငံ၏ ပြည်နယ်များ" data-language-autonym="မြန်မာဘာသာ" data-language-local-name="Burmese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>မြန်မာဘာသာ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provincies_van_Iran" title="Provincies van Iran – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Provincies van Iran" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-new mw-list-item"><a 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class="plainlist"><ul><li><span style="font-weight: normal;">Also known as:</span></li><li>Ostân<br /><span title="Persian-language text"><span lang="fa" dir="rtl">استان</span></span></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Iran_provinces.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Iran_provinces.svg/330px-Iran_provinces.svg.png" decoding="async" width="330" height="295" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Iran_provinces.svg/495px-Iran_provinces.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Iran_provinces.svg/660px-Iran_provinces.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="1071" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.65em;">Category</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Unitary_state" title="Unitary state">Unitary state</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.65em;">Location</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Iran" title="Iran">Iran</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.65em;">Number</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;">31</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.65em;">Populations</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;">591,000 (<a href="/wiki/Ilam_province" title="Ilam province">Ilam province</a>) – 13,323,000 (<a href="/wiki/Tehran_province" title="Tehran province">Tehran province</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.65em;">Areas</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;">5,833 km<sup>2</sup> (2,252 sq mi) (<a href="/wiki/Alborz_province" title="Alborz province">Alborz province</a>) – 183,285 km<sup>2</sup> (70,767 sq mi) (<a href="/wiki/Kerman_province" title="Kerman province">Kerman province</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.65em;">Government</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>Provincial government (<a href="/wiki/Government_of_the_Islamic_Republic_of_Iran" class="mw-redirect" title="Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran">National government</a>)</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.65em;">Subdivisions</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Counties_of_Iran" title="Counties of Iran">County</a></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Provinces_of_Iran_by_population.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Provinces_of_Iran_by_population.svg/280px-Provinces_of_Iran_by_population.svg.png" decoding="async" width="280" height="250" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Provinces_of_Iran_by_population.svg/420px-Provinces_of_Iran_by_population.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Provinces_of_Iran_by_population.svg/560px-Provinces_of_Iran_by_population.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="1071" /></a><figcaption>Provinces of Iran by population in 2021</figcaption></figure> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Provinces_of_Iran_by_population_density.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Provinces_of_Iran_by_population_density.svg/280px-Provinces_of_Iran_by_population_density.svg.png" decoding="async" width="280" height="249" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Provinces_of_Iran_by_population_density.svg/420px-Provinces_of_Iran_by_population_density.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Provinces_of_Iran_by_population_density.svg/560px-Provinces_of_Iran_by_population_density.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="800" /></a><figcaption>Provinces of Iran by population density in 2013</figcaption></figure> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Iranian_provinces_by_HDI_(2017).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Iranian_provinces_by_HDI_%282017%29.svg/280px-Iranian_provinces_by_HDI_%282017%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="280" height="268" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Iranian_provinces_by_HDI_%282017%29.svg/420px-Iranian_provinces_by_HDI_%282017%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Iranian_provinces_by_HDI_%282017%29.svg/560px-Iranian_provinces_by_HDI_%282017%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="490" /></a><figcaption>Map of the Iranian provinces by Human Development Index in 2017<br /> Legend: <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r981673959">.mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{}</style><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#00023a; color:white;"> </span> 0.800 – 1.000 (very high)</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#000074; color:white;"> </span> 0.700 – 0.799 (high)</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#0010c0; color:white;"> </span> 0.600 – 0.699 (medium)</div></figcaption></figure> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Provinces_of_Iran_by_contribution_to_national_GDP.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Provinces_of_Iran_by_contribution_to_national_GDP.svg/280px-Provinces_of_Iran_by_contribution_to_national_GDP.svg.png" decoding="async" width="280" height="249" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Provinces_of_Iran_by_contribution_to_national_GDP.svg/420px-Provinces_of_Iran_by_contribution_to_national_GDP.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Provinces_of_Iran_by_contribution_to_national_GDP.svg/560px-Provinces_of_Iran_by_contribution_to_national_GDP.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="800" /></a><figcaption>Provinces of Iran by contribution to national GDP in 2014</figcaption></figure> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Provinces_of_Iran_by_GDP_per_capita.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Provinces_of_Iran_by_GDP_per_capita.svg/280px-Provinces_of_Iran_by_GDP_per_capita.svg.png" decoding="async" width="280" height="249" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Provinces_of_Iran_by_GDP_per_capita.svg/420px-Provinces_of_Iran_by_GDP_per_capita.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Provinces_of_Iran_by_GDP_per_capita.svg/560px-Provinces_of_Iran_by_GDP_per_capita.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="800" /></a><figcaption>Provinces of Iran by GDP per capita in 2012</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/Iran" title="Iran">Iran</a> is subdivided into thirty-one <a href="/wiki/Province" title="Province">provinces</a> (<a href="/wiki/Persian_language" title="Persian language">Persian</a>: <span lang="fa" dir="rtl">استان</span> <i>ostân</i>), each governed from a local centre, usually the largest local city, which is called the capital (Persian: <span title="Persian-language text"><span lang="fa" dir="rtl">مرکز</span></span>, <i><a href="/wiki/Markaz_(country_subdivision)" class="mw-redirect" title="Markaz (country subdivision)">markaz</a></i>) of that province. The provincial authority is headed by a <a href="/wiki/Governor-general" title="Governor-general">governor-general</a> (Persian: <span title="Persian-language text"><span lang="fa" dir="rtl">استاندار</span></span> <i>ostândâr</i>), who is appointed by the <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Interior_(Iran)" title="Ministry of Interior (Iran)">Minister of the Interior</a> subject to approval of <a href="/wiki/Cabinet_of_Iran" title="Cabinet of Iran">the cabinet</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Modern_history">Modern history</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Provinces_of_Iran&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Modern history"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Iran_Administrative_Division_(Eyalat_and_Velayat)_map_1911_(1290_SH)_-_English.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Iran_Administrative_Division_%28Eyalat_and_Velayat%29_map_1911_%281290_SH%29_-_English.png/400px-Iran_Administrative_Division_%28Eyalat_and_Velayat%29_map_1911_%281290_SH%29_-_English.png" decoding="async" width="400" height="274" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Iran_Administrative_Division_%28Eyalat_and_Velayat%29_map_1911_%281290_SH%29_-_English.png/600px-Iran_Administrative_Division_%28Eyalat_and_Velayat%29_map_1911_%281290_SH%29_-_English.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Iran_Administrative_Division_%28Eyalat_and_Velayat%29_map_1911_%281290_SH%29_-_English.png/800px-Iran_Administrative_Division_%28Eyalat_and_Velayat%29_map_1911_%281290_SH%29_-_English.png 2x" data-file-width="1281" data-file-height="878" /></a><figcaption>Map of administrative subdivisions of Iran in 1911, <a href="/wiki/Tehran" title="Tehran">Tehran</a>, <i>eyalats</i>, and <i>velayats</i></figcaption></figure> <p>Iran has held its modern territory since the <a href="/wiki/Treaty_of_Paris_(1857)" title="Treaty of Paris (1857)">Treaty of Paris</a> in 1857. Prior to 1937, Iran had maintained its feudal administrative divisional structure, dating back to the time the modern state was centralized by the <a href="/wiki/Safavid_dynasty" title="Safavid dynasty">Safavid dynasty</a> in the 16th century. Although the boundaries, roles, and rulers changed often. On the eve of the <a href="/wiki/Persian_Constitutional_Revolution" title="Persian Constitutional Revolution">Persian Constitutional Revolution</a> in 1905, Iran was composed of <a href="/wiki/Tehran" title="Tehran">Tehran</a>, being directly ruled by the monarch; four <i><a href="/wiki/Eyalet" title="Eyalet">eyalats</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/Persian_language" title="Persian language">Persian</a>: <span lang="fa" dir="rtl">ایالات</span> <i>elâyât</i> pl., <span title="Persian-language text"><span lang="fa" dir="rtl">ایالت</span></span> <i>elayat</i> sin.), ruled by <a href="/wiki/Qajar_dynasty" title="Qajar dynasty">Qajar princes</a>; and various <i><a href="/wiki/Velayat" title="Velayat">velayats</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/Persian_language" title="Persian language">Persian</a>: <span lang="fa" dir="rtl">ولایات</span> <i>velâyât</i> pl., <span title="Persian-language text"><span lang="fa" dir="rtl">ولایت</span></span> <i>velayat</i> sin.). Nomadic tribal confederations, such as the <a href="/wiki/Bakhtiari_people" title="Bakhtiari people">Bakhtiari people</a> and <a href="/wiki/Qashqai_people" title="Qashqai people">Qashqai people</a>, were largely independent of the domestic administrative divisions and were autonomous. </p><p>With the Constitutional Revolution, and the formation of the first <a href="/wiki/National_Consultative_Assembly" title="National Consultative Assembly">National Consultative Assembly</a>, Iran's administrative subdivisions were legally defined in 1907.<sup id="cite_ref-1907Law_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1907Law-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Any change in the boundaries of <i>eyalats</i>, <i>velayats</i>, or their respective sub-districts was banned as per the Iranian constitution, except with the passage of a new law by the assembly. As per the 1907 law, the following were defined:<sup id="cite_ref-1907Law_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1907Law-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div style="padding:1em 3em 1em 3em"><div style="display:flex;flex-flow:row wrap; gap:3em"><div style="flex: 1 0 300px;"><b>.ماده ۱</b> ــ مملکت محروسه ایران برای تسهیل امور سیاسی بایالات و ولایات منقسم می‌شود <p><b>ماده ۲</b> ــ ایالت قسمتی از مملکت است که دارای حکومت مرکزی و ولایات حاکم‌نشین جزء است و فعلاً منحصر به چهار ایالت است: آذربایجان، کرمان و بلوچستان، فارس، خراسان </p> <b>ماده ۳</b> ــ ولایات قسمتی از مملکت است که دارای یک شهر حاکم‌نشین و توابع باشد اعم از اینکه حکومت آن تابع پایتخت یا تابع مرکز ایالتی باشد</div><div style="flex: 1 0 300px;"><b>Article 1</b> - Guarded Domain of Iran, for the facilitation of political affairs, will be subdivided into <i>Eyalats</i> and <i>Velayats</i> <p><b>Article 2</b> - <i>Eyalat</i> is a part of the kingdom which includes a central government and subordinate governor-ruled <i>Velayats</i> and at the moment there only are four <i>Eyalat</i>: Azerbaijan, Kerman and Baluchistan, Fars, Khurasan. </p> <b>Article 3</b> - <i>Velayat</i> is a part of the kingdom which includes a governor-residence city and subordinate areas, whether its governance is subordinate to the capital [Tehran], or to the capital of an <i>Eyalat</i>.</div></div></div> <p>On October 22, 1911, Iranian <a href="/wiki/National_Consultative_Assembly" title="National Consultative Assembly">National Consultative Assembly</a> passed another law, titled "The law of Election of National Consultative Assembly" (<a href="/wiki/Persian_language" title="Persian language">Persian</a>: <span lang="fa" dir="rtl">قانون انتخابات مجلس شورای ملی</span>). This law presented a complete list of all <i>Eyalats</i> and <i>Velayats</i> of the country, as well as their constituent districts and cities. This list presented the grouping of various towns and districts into <a href="/wiki/Electoral_district" title="Electoral district">electoral districts</a> for the purpose of the election. According to this law, in 1911, Iran was made up of 27 administrative subdivisions, the region of <a href="/wiki/Tehran" title="Tehran">Tehran</a>, 4 <i>eyalats</i>, and 22 <i>velayats</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-1911Law_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1911Law-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Below is a list: </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1216972533">.mw-parser-output .col-begin{border-collapse:collapse;padding:0;color:inherit;width:100%;border:0;margin:0}.mw-parser-output .col-begin-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .col-break{vertical-align:top;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .col-break-2{width:50%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-3{width:33.3%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-4{width:25%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-5{width:20%}@media(max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .col-begin,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr>td{display:block!important;width:100%!important}.mw-parser-output .col-break{padding-left:0!important}}</style><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation" style="width: 50%;"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break"> <dl><dt>Capital city</dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tehran" title="Tehran">Tehran</a></li></ul> <dl><dt><i>Eyalats</i></dt></dl> <ol><li><a href="/wiki/Azerbaijan_(Iran)" title="Azerbaijan (Iran)">Azerbaijan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fars_province" title="Fars province">Fars</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carmania_(region)" title="Carmania (region)">Kerman</a> and <a href="/wiki/Baluchistan" class="mw-redirect" title="Baluchistan">Baluchistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greater_Khorasan" title="Greater Khorasan">Khorasan</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sistan" title="Sistan">Sistan</a></li></ol> </td> <td class="col-break"> <dl><dt><i>Provinces</i></dt></dl> <ol><li><a href="/wiki/Khuzestan" class="mw-redirect" title="Khuzestan">Arabistan</a> (<a href="/wiki/Khuzestan" class="mw-redirect" title="Khuzestan">Khuzestan</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Astarabad" class="mw-redirect" title="Astarabad">Astarabad</a> (<a href="/wiki/Gorgan" title="Gorgan">Gorgan</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Damavand" class="mw-redirect" title="Damavand">Damavand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gerrus_province" title="Gerrus province">Gerrus</a> (<a href="/wiki/Bijar_(city)" title="Bijar (city)">Bijar</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gilan" class="mw-redirect" title="Gilan">Gilan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Golpayegan" title="Golpayegan">Golpayegan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hamadan" title="Hamadan">Hamadan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Persian_Iraq" title="Persian Iraq">Iraq</a> (<a href="/wiki/Arak,_Iran" title="Arak, Iran">Arak</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Isfahan" title="Isfahan">Isfahan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kashan" title="Kashan">Kashan</a></li> <li>Khamseh (<a href="/wiki/Zanjan,_Iran" title="Zanjan, Iran">Zanjan</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kermanshahan" class="mw-redirect" title="Kermanshahan">Kermanshahan</a> (<a href="/wiki/Kermanshah" title="Kermanshah">Kermanshah</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ardalan" title="Ardalan">Kurdistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Luristan" class="mw-redirect" title="Luristan">Luristan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malayer" title="Malayer">Malayer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mazandaran" class="mw-redirect" title="Mazandaran">Mazandaran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Qazvin" title="Qazvin">Qazvin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Qom" title="Qom">Qom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saveh" title="Saveh">Saveh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Semnan_Province" class="mw-redirect" title="Semnan Province">Semnan</a> and Damghan</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shahrud" title="Shahrud">Shahrud</a> and Bastam</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yazd" title="Yazd">Yazd</a></li></ol> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p>In 1937, Iran was reorganized to form ten numbered provinces with subordinate governorates: Gilan, Mazandaran, East Azerbaijan, West Azerbaijan, Kermanshah, Khuzestan, Fars, Kerman, Khorasan, and Isfahan.<sup id="cite_ref-statoid_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-statoid-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Iran has had a historical claim to <a href="/wiki/Bahrain" title="Bahrain">Bahrain</a> as its 14th province: <a href="/wiki/Bahrain_province" title="Bahrain province">Bahrain province</a>, which was under British colonial occupation until 1971. Prior to 1957, Bahrain was placed under <a href="/wiki/Fars_province" title="Fars province">Fars province</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During <a href="/wiki/Safavid_Iran" title="Safavid Iran">Safavid Iran</a>, Bahrain was subordinate to <a href="/wiki/Bushehr_Province" class="mw-redirect" title="Bushehr Province">Bushehr governorship</a> and <a href="/wiki/Zubarah" title="Zubarah">Zubarah</a> (located in modern-day country of <a href="/wiki/Qatar" title="Qatar">Qatar</a>) was its capital city. In 1737, under <a href="/wiki/Afsharid_dynasty" title="Afsharid dynasty">Afsharid dynasty</a> Bahrain was made subject to Fars governorship.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This claim was reasserted by the new theocratic Iranian leadership after 1979 with the famous <a href="/wiki/1981_Bahraini_coup_d%27%C3%A9tat_attempt" class="mw-redirect" title="1981 Bahraini coup d'état attempt">1981 coup attempt</a> that occurred.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>From 1960 to 1981, the governorates were gradually raised to provincial status one by one. Since then several new provinces have been created, most recently in 2010 when the new <a href="/wiki/Alborz_province" title="Alborz province">Alborz province</a> was split from Tehran province, and before that in 2004 when the province of <a href="/wiki/Khorasan_Province" class="mw-redirect" title="Khorasan Province">Khorasan</a> was divided into three provinces.<sup id="cite_ref-jazeera_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-jazeera-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Iran_with_province_names_and_neighboring_land.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Map_of_Iran_with_province_names_and_neighboring_land.svg/600px-Map_of_Iran_with_province_names_and_neighboring_land.svg.png" decoding="async" width="600" height="536" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Map_of_Iran_with_province_names_and_neighboring_land.svg/900px-Map_of_Iran_with_province_names_and_neighboring_land.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Map_of_Iran_with_province_names_and_neighboring_land.svg/1200px-Map_of_Iran_with_province_names_and_neighboring_land.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="1071" /></a><figcaption>Map of the 31 provinces of Iran</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Information">Information</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Provinces_of_Iran&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Information"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-none" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Iran_population_by_province_(bar_chart).png" class="mw-file-description" title="Iran population broken down by province"><img alt="Iran population broken down by province" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d5/Iran_population_by_province_%28bar_chart%29.png" decoding="async" width="605" height="561" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="605" data-file-height="561" /></a><figcaption>Iran population broken down by province</figcaption></figure><p><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Iran%27s_GDP_contribution_by_province.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Iran%27s_GDP_contribution_by_province.png/600px-Iran%27s_GDP_contribution_by_province.png" decoding="async" width="600" height="803" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Iran%27s_GDP_contribution_by_province.png/900px-Iran%27s_GDP_contribution_by_province.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/eb/Iran%27s_GDP_contribution_by_province.png 2x" data-file-width="1192" data-file-height="1596" /></a></span> </p><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Current_provinces">Current provinces</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Provinces_of_Iran&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Current provinces"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>According to <i><a href="/wiki/Donya-e-Eqtesad" title="Donya-e-Eqtesad">Donya-e-Eqtesad</a></i>, between 2017 and 2019, some 11 of the 20 poorest Iranian cities were in the province of <a href="/wiki/Sistan_and_Baluchestan" class="mw-redirect" title="Sistan and Baluchestan">Sistan and Baluchestan</a>. Three other markedly poor cities were located in <a href="/wiki/Kerman_province" title="Kerman province">Kerman province</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <caption> Iranian provinces along with additional information and statistics </caption> <tbody><tr style="background:#ace1af;"> <th>Province </th> <th>Abbreviation </th> <th>Capital </th> <th data-sort-type="number">Population (2023)<sup id="cite_ref-2023_census_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2023_census-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th>Area (km<sup>2</sup>) </th> <th data-sort-type="number"><a href="/wiki/Population_density" title="Population density">Population density</a> (/km<sup>2</sup>) </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Counties_of_Iran" title="Counties of Iran">Counties</a> </th> <th class="unsortable">Notes </th> <th class="unsortable">Map </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Alborz_province" title="Alborz province">Alborz</a></td> <td>AL</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Karaj" title="Karaj">Karaj</a></td> <td style="text-align:right">2,730,000</td> <td style="text-align:right">5,833</td> <td style="text-align:right">465.01</td> <td style="text-align:right">7</td> <td>Until 23 June 2010, it was part of Tehran province.<sup id="cite_ref-Alborz_Province_Establishment_Law_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Alborz_Province_Establishment_Law-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:IranAlborz-SVG.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/IranAlborz-SVG.svg/80px-IranAlborz-SVG.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="71" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/IranAlborz-SVG.svg/120px-IranAlborz-SVG.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/IranAlborz-SVG.svg/160px-IranAlborz-SVG.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="1071" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ardabil_province" title="Ardabil province">Ardabil</a></td> <td>AR</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ardabil" title="Ardabil">Ardabil</a></td> <td style="text-align:right">1,284,000</td> <td style="text-align:right">17,800</td> <td style="text-align:right">71.37</td> <td style="text-align:right">12</td> <td>Until 1993, it was part of East Azerbaijan province.<sup id="cite_ref-ICS_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ICS-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:IranArdabil-SVG.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/IranArdabil-SVG.svg/80px-IranArdabil-SVG.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="71" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/IranArdabil-SVG.svg/120px-IranArdabil-SVG.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/IranArdabil-SVG.svg/160px-IranArdabil-SVG.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="1071" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Bushehr_province" title="Bushehr province">Bushehr</a></td> <td>BU</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bushehr" title="Bushehr">Bushehr</a></td> <td style="text-align:right">1,174,000</td> <td style="text-align:right">22,743</td> <td style="text-align:right">51.15</td> <td style="text-align:right">10</td> <td>Originally part of Fars province. Until 1977, it was known as <i>Khalij-e Fars</i> (Persian Gulf).<sup id="cite_ref-statoid_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-statoid-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:IranBushehr-SVG.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/IranBushehr-SVG.svg/80px-IranBushehr-SVG.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="71" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/IranBushehr-SVG.svg/120px-IranBushehr-SVG.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/IranBushehr-SVG.svg/160px-IranBushehr-SVG.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="1071" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Chaharmahal_and_Bakhtiari_province" title="Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province">Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari</a></td> <td>CB</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shahr-e_Kord" title="Shahr-e Kord">Shahr-e Kord</a></td> <td style="text-align:right">973,000</td> <td style="text-align:right">16,332</td> <td style="text-align:right">58.03</td> <td style="text-align:right">12</td> <td>Until 1973, it was part of Isfahan province.<sup id="cite_ref-CMB_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CMB-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:IranChaharMahaalBakhtiari-SVG.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/IranChaharMahaalBakhtiari-SVG.svg/80px-IranChaharMahaalBakhtiari-SVG.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="71" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/IranChaharMahaalBakhtiari-SVG.svg/120px-IranChaharMahaalBakhtiari-SVG.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/IranChaharMahaalBakhtiari-SVG.svg/160px-IranChaharMahaalBakhtiari-SVG.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="1071" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/East_Azerbaijan_province" title="East Azerbaijan province">East Azerbaijan</a></td> <td>EA</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tabriz" title="Tabriz">Tabriz</a></td> <td style="text-align:right">3,925,000</td> <td style="text-align:right">45,650</td> <td style="text-align:right">85.64</td> <td style="text-align:right">23</td> <td></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:IranEastAzerbaijan-SVG.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/IranEastAzerbaijan-SVG.svg/80px-IranEastAzerbaijan-SVG.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="71" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/IranEastAzerbaijan-SVG.svg/120px-IranEastAzerbaijan-SVG.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/IranEastAzerbaijan-SVG.svg/160px-IranEastAzerbaijan-SVG.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="1071" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Fars_province" title="Fars province">Fars</a></td> <td>FA</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shiraz" title="Shiraz">Shiraz</a></td> <td style="text-align:right">4,904,000</td> <td style="text-align:right">122,608</td> <td style="text-align:right">39.57</td> <td style="text-align:right">37</td> <td></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:IranFars-SVG.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/IranFars-SVG.svg/80px-IranFars-SVG.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="71" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/IranFars-SVG.svg/120px-IranFars-SVG.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/IranFars-SVG.svg/160px-IranFars-SVG.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="1071" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Gilan_province" title="Gilan province">Gilan</a></td> <td>GN</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rasht" title="Rasht">Rasht</a></td> <td style="text-align:right">2,546,000</td> <td style="text-align:right">14,042</td> <td style="text-align:right">180.22</td> <td style="text-align:right">17</td> <td></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:IranGilan-SVG.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/IranGilan-SVG.svg/80px-IranGilan-SVG.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="71" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/IranGilan-SVG.svg/120px-IranGilan-SVG.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/IranGilan-SVG.svg/160px-IranGilan-SVG.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="1071" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Golestan_province" title="Golestan province">Golestan</a></td> <td>GO</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gorgan" title="Gorgan">Gorgan</a></td> <td style="text-align:right">1,893,000</td> <td style="text-align:right">20,195</td> <td style="text-align:right">92.53</td> <td style="text-align:right">14</td> <td>On 31 May 1997, the counties of Aliabad, Gonbad-e Kavus, Gorgan, Kordkuy, Minudasht, and Torkaman were separated from Mazandaran province to form Golestan province. <a href="/wiki/Gorgan" title="Gorgan">Gorgan</a> was known as <i>Esteraba</i> or <i>Astarabad</i> until 1937.<sup id="cite_ref-statoid_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-statoid-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:IranGolestan-SVG.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/IranGolestan-SVG.svg/80px-IranGolestan-SVG.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="71" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/IranGolestan-SVG.svg/120px-IranGolestan-SVG.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/IranGolestan-SVG.svg/160px-IranGolestan-SVG.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="1071" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Hamadan_province" title="Hamadan province">Hamadan</a></td> <td>HA</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hamadan" title="Hamadan">Hamadan</a></td> <td style="text-align:right">1,756,000</td> <td style="text-align:right">19,368</td> <td style="text-align:right">90.78</td> <td style="text-align:right">10</td> <td>Originally part of Kermanshah province.<sup id="cite_ref-statoid_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-statoid-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:IranHamadan-SVG.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/IranHamadan-SVG.svg/80px-IranHamadan-SVG.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="71" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/IranHamadan-SVG.svg/120px-IranHamadan-SVG.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/IranHamadan-SVG.svg/160px-IranHamadan-SVG.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="1071" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Hormozgan_province" title="Hormozgan province">Hormozgan</a></td> <td>HO</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bandar_Abbas" title="Bandar Abbas">Bandar Abbas</a></td> <td style="text-align:right">1,806,000</td> <td style="text-align:right">70,669</td> <td style="text-align:right">25.14</td> <td style="text-align:right">13</td> <td>Originally part of Kerman province.<sup id="cite_ref-statoid_3-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-statoid-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Until 1977, the province was known as <i>Banader va Jazayer-e Bahr-e Oman</i> (Ports and Islands of the Sea of Oman).<sup id="cite_ref-statoid_3-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-statoid-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:IranHormozgan-SVG.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/IranHormozgan-SVG.svg/80px-IranHormozgan-SVG.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="71" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/IranHormozgan-SVG.svg/120px-IranHormozgan-SVG.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/IranHormozgan-SVG.svg/160px-IranHormozgan-SVG.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="1071" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ilam_province" title="Ilam province">Ilam</a></td> <td>IL</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ilam,_Iran" title="Ilam, Iran">Ilam</a></td> <td style="text-align:right">591,000</td> <td style="text-align:right">20,133</td> <td style="text-align:right">28.82</td> <td style="text-align:right">12</td> <td>Originally part of Kermanshah province.<sup id="cite_ref-statoid_3-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-statoid-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:IranIlam-SVG.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/IranIlam-SVG.svg/80px-IranIlam-SVG.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="71" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/IranIlam-SVG.svg/120px-IranIlam-SVG.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/IranIlam-SVG.svg/160px-IranIlam-SVG.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="1071" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Isfahan_province" title="Isfahan province">Isfahan</a></td> <td>IS</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Isfahan" title="Isfahan">Isfahan</a></td> <td style="text-align:right">5,136,000</td> <td style="text-align:right">107,029</td> <td style="text-align:right">47.85</td> <td style="text-align:right">28</td> <td>In 1986, some parts of Markazi province were transferred to Isfahan, Semnan, and Zanjan provinces.<sup id="cite_ref-statoid_3-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-statoid-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:IranEsfahan-SVG.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/IranEsfahan-SVG.svg/80px-IranEsfahan-SVG.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="71" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/IranEsfahan-SVG.svg/120px-IranEsfahan-SVG.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/IranEsfahan-SVG.svg/160px-IranEsfahan-SVG.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="1071" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Kerman_province" title="Kerman province">Kerman</a></td> <td>KN</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kerman" title="Kerman">Kerman</a></td> <td style="text-align:right">3,184,000</td> <td style="text-align:right">183,285</td> <td style="text-align:right">17.27</td> <td style="text-align:right">25</td> <td></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:IranKerman-SVG.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/IranKerman-SVG.svg/80px-IranKerman-SVG.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="71" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/IranKerman-SVG.svg/120px-IranKerman-SVG.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/IranKerman-SVG.svg/160px-IranKerman-SVG.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="1071" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Kermanshah_province" title="Kermanshah province">Kermanshah</a></td> <td>KE</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kermanshah" title="Kermanshah">Kermanshah</a></td> <td style="text-align:right">2,003,000</td> <td style="text-align:right">24,998</td> <td style="text-align:right">78.10</td> <td style="text-align:right">14</td> <td>Between 1950 and 1979, both Kermanshah province and city were known as <i>Kermanshahan</i>, and between 1979 and 1995 as <i>Bakhtaran</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-statoid_3-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-statoid-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:IranKermanshah-SVG.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/IranKermanshah-SVG.svg/80px-IranKermanshah-SVG.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="71" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/IranKermanshah-SVG.svg/120px-IranKermanshah-SVG.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/IranKermanshah-SVG.svg/160px-IranKermanshah-SVG.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="1071" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Khuzestan_province" title="Khuzestan province">Khuzestan</a></td> <td>KH</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ahvaz" title="Ahvaz">Ahvaz</a></td> <td style="text-align:right">4,725,000</td> <td style="text-align:right">64,055</td> <td style="text-align:right">73.54</td> <td style="text-align:right">30</td> <td></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:IranKhuzestan-SVG.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/IranKhuzestan-SVG.svg/80px-IranKhuzestan-SVG.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="71" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/IranKhuzestan-SVG.svg/120px-IranKhuzestan-SVG.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/IranKhuzestan-SVG.svg/160px-IranKhuzestan-SVG.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="1071" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Kohgiluyeh_and_Boyer-Ahmad_province" title="Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province">Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad</a></td> <td>KB</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yasuj" title="Yasuj">Yasuj</a></td> <td style="text-align:right">728,000</td> <td style="text-align:right">15,504</td> <td style="text-align:right">45.99</td> <td style="text-align:right">9</td> <td>Originally part of Khuzestan province. Until 1990, the province was known as <i>Bovir Ahmadi and Kohkiluyeh</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-statoid_3-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-statoid-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:IranKohkiluyehBuyerAhmad-SVG.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/IranKohkiluyehBuyerAhmad-SVG.svg/80px-IranKohkiluyehBuyerAhmad-SVG.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="71" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/IranKohkiluyehBuyerAhmad-SVG.svg/120px-IranKohkiluyehBuyerAhmad-SVG.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/IranKohkiluyehBuyerAhmad-SVG.svg/160px-IranKohkiluyehBuyerAhmad-SVG.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="1071" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Kurdistan_province" title="Kurdistan province">Kurdistan</a></td> <td>KU</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sanandaj" title="Sanandaj">Sanandaj</a></td> <td style="text-align:right">1,614,000</td> <td style="text-align:right">29,137</td> <td style="text-align:right">55.02</td> <td style="text-align:right">10</td> <td>Originally part of Gilan province.<sup id="cite_ref-statoid_3-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-statoid-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:IranKurdistan-SVG.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/IranKurdistan-SVG.svg/80px-IranKurdistan-SVG.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="71" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/IranKurdistan-SVG.svg/120px-IranKurdistan-SVG.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/IranKurdistan-SVG.svg/160px-IranKurdistan-SVG.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="1071" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lorestan_province" title="Lorestan province">Lorestan</a></td> <td>LO</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Khorramabad" title="Khorramabad">Khorramabad</a></td> <td style="text-align:right">1,784,000</td> <td style="text-align:right">28,294</td> <td style="text-align:right">62.23</td> <td style="text-align:right">12</td> <td>Originally part of Khuzestan province.<sup id="cite_ref-statoid_3-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-statoid-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:IranLorestan-SVG.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/IranLorestan-SVG.svg/80px-IranLorestan-SVG.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="71" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/IranLorestan-SVG.svg/120px-IranLorestan-SVG.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/IranLorestan-SVG.svg/160px-IranLorestan-SVG.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="1071" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Markazi_province" title="Markazi province">Markazi</a></td> <td>MA</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Arak,_Iran" title="Arak, Iran">Arak</a></td> <td style="text-align:right">1,436,000</td> <td style="text-align:right">29,130</td> <td style="text-align:right">49.07</td> <td style="text-align:right">12</td> <td>Originally part of Mazandaran province.<sup id="cite_ref-statoid_3-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-statoid-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1986, some parts of Markazi province were transferred to Isfahan, Semnan, and Zanjan provinces.<sup id="cite_ref-statoid_3-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-statoid-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:IranMarkazi-SVG.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/IranMarkazi-SVG.svg/80px-IranMarkazi-SVG.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="71" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/IranMarkazi-SVG.svg/120px-IranMarkazi-SVG.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/IranMarkazi-SVG.svg/160px-IranMarkazi-SVG.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="1071" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Mazandaran_province" title="Mazandaran province">Mazandaran</a></td> <td>MN</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sari,_Iran" title="Sari, Iran">Sari</a></td> <td style="text-align:right">3,302,000</td> <td style="text-align:right">23,701</td> <td style="text-align:right">138.54</td> <td style="text-align:right">22</td> <td></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:IranMazandaran-SVG.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/IranMazandaran-SVG.svg/80px-IranMazandaran-SVG.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="71" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/IranMazandaran-SVG.svg/120px-IranMazandaran-SVG.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/IranMazandaran-SVG.svg/160px-IranMazandaran-SVG.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="1071" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Khorasan_province" title="North Khorasan province">North Khorasan</a></td> <td>NK</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bojnord" title="Bojnord">Bojnord</a></td> <td style="text-align:right">868,000</td> <td style="text-align:right">28,434</td> <td style="text-align:right">30.35</td> <td style="text-align:right">10</td> <td>On 29 September 2004, Khorasan province was divided into three provinces: North Khorasan, Razavi Khorasan, and South Khorasan.<sup id="cite_ref-jazeera_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-jazeera-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:IranNorthKhorasan-SVG.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/IranNorthKhorasan-SVG.svg/80px-IranNorthKhorasan-SVG.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="71" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/IranNorthKhorasan-SVG.svg/120px-IranNorthKhorasan-SVG.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/IranNorthKhorasan-SVG.svg/160px-IranNorthKhorasan-SVG.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="1071" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Qazvin_province" title="Qazvin province">Qazvin</a></td> <td>QA</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Qazvin" title="Qazvin">Qazvin</a></td> <td style="text-align:right">1,284,000</td> <td style="text-align:right">15,549</td> <td style="text-align:right">81.92</td> <td style="text-align:right">6</td> <td>On 31 December 1996, the counties of Qazvin and Takestan were separated from Zanjan province to form Qazvin province.<sup id="cite_ref-statoid_3-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-statoid-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:IranQazvin.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/IranQazvin.svg/80px-IranQazvin.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="71" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/IranQazvin.svg/120px-IranQazvin.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/IranQazvin.svg/160px-IranQazvin.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="1071" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Qom_province" title="Qom province">Qom</a></td> <td>QM</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Qom" title="Qom">Qom</a></td> <td style="text-align:right">1,300,000</td> <td style="text-align:right">11,526</td> <td style="text-align:right">112.12</td> <td style="text-align:right">3</td> <td>Until 1995, Qom was a county of Tehran province.<sup id="cite_ref-statoid_3-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-statoid-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:IranQom.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/IranQom.svg/80px-IranQom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="71" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/IranQom.svg/120px-IranQom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/IranQom.svg/160px-IranQom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="1071" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Razavi_Khorasan_province" title="Razavi Khorasan province">Razavi Khorasan</a></td> <td>RK</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mashhad" title="Mashhad">Mashhad</a></td> <td style="text-align:right">6,444,000</td> <td style="text-align:right">118,884</td> <td style="text-align:right">54.12</td> <td style="text-align:right">34</td> <td>On 29 September 2004, Khorasan province was divided into three provinces: North Khorasan, Razavi Khorasan, and South Khorasan.<sup id="cite_ref-jazeera_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-jazeera-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:IranRazaviKhorasan-SVG.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/IranRazaviKhorasan-SVG.svg/80px-IranRazaviKhorasan-SVG.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="71" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/IranRazaviKhorasan-SVG.svg/120px-IranRazaviKhorasan-SVG.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/IranRazaviKhorasan-SVG.svg/160px-IranRazaviKhorasan-SVG.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="1071" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Semnan_province" title="Semnan province">Semnan</a></td> <td>SE</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Semnan,_Iran" title="Semnan, Iran">Semnan</a></td> <td style="text-align:right">715,000</td> <td style="text-align:right">97,491</td> <td style="text-align:right">7.20</td> <td style="text-align:right">8</td> <td>Originally part of Mazandaran province.<sup id="cite_ref-statoid_3-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-statoid-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1986, some parts of Markazi province were transferred to Isfahan, Semnan, and Zanjan provinces.<sup id="cite_ref-statoid_3-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-statoid-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:IranSemnan-SVG.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/IranSemnan-SVG.svg/80px-IranSemnan-SVG.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="71" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/IranSemnan-SVG.svg/120px-IranSemnan-SVG.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/IranSemnan-SVG.svg/160px-IranSemnan-SVG.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="1071" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Sistan_and_Baluchestan_province" title="Sistan and Baluchestan province">Sistan and Baluchestan</a> </td> <td>SB</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Zahedan" title="Zahedan">Zahedan</a></td> <td style="text-align:right">2,777,000</td> <td style="text-align:right">180,726</td> <td style="text-align:right">15.35</td> <td style="text-align:right">26</td> <td>Until 1986, the province was known as <i>Baluchestan and Sistan</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-statoid_3-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-statoid-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:IranSistanBaluchistan-SVG.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/IranSistanBaluchistan-SVG.svg/80px-IranSistanBaluchistan-SVG.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="71" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/IranSistanBaluchistan-SVG.svg/120px-IranSistanBaluchistan-SVG.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/IranSistanBaluchistan-SVG.svg/160px-IranSistanBaluchistan-SVG.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="1071" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/South_Khorasan_province" title="South Khorasan province">South Khorasan</a></td> <td>SK</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Birjand" title="Birjand">Birjand</a></td> <td style="text-align:right">786,000</td> <td style="text-align:right">151,913</td> <td style="text-align:right">5.06</td> <td style="text-align:right">12</td> <td>On 29 September 2004, Khorasan province was divided into three provinces: North Khorasan, Razavi Khorasan, and South Khorasan.<sup id="cite_ref-jazeera_7-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-jazeera-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:IranSouthKhorasan-SVG.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/IranSouthKhorasan-SVG.svg/80px-IranSouthKhorasan-SVG.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="71" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/IranSouthKhorasan-SVG.svg/120px-IranSouthKhorasan-SVG.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/IranSouthKhorasan-SVG.svg/160px-IranSouthKhorasan-SVG.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="1071" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tehran_province" title="Tehran province">Tehran</a> </td> <td>TE</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tehran" title="Tehran">Tehran</a></td> <td style="text-align:right">13,323,000</td> <td style="text-align:right">18,814</td> <td style="text-align:right">705.20</td> <td style="text-align:right">16</td> <td>Until 1986, Tehran was part of Markazi province.</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:IranTehran-SVG.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/IranTehran-SVG.svg/80px-IranTehran-SVG.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="71" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/IranTehran-SVG.svg/120px-IranTehran-SVG.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/IranTehran-SVG.svg/160px-IranTehran-SVG.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="1071" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Azerbaijan_province" title="West Azerbaijan province">West Azerbaijan</a></td> <td>WA</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Urmia" title="Urmia">Urmia</a></td> <td style="text-align:right">3,278,000</td> <td style="text-align:right">37,437</td> <td style="text-align:right">87.22</td> <td style="text-align:right">20</td> <td>During the <a href="/wiki/Pahlavi_dynasty" title="Pahlavi dynasty">Pahlavi dynasty</a>, <a href="/wiki/Urmia" title="Urmia">Urmia</a> was known as <i>Rezaiyeh</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-InfoPlease_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-InfoPlease-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:IranWestAzerbaijan-SVG.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/IranWestAzerbaijan-SVG.svg/80px-IranWestAzerbaijan-SVG.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="71" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/IranWestAzerbaijan-SVG.svg/120px-IranWestAzerbaijan-SVG.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/IranWestAzerbaijan-SVG.svg/160px-IranWestAzerbaijan-SVG.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="1071" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Yazd_province" title="Yazd province">Yazd</a></td> <td>YA</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yazd" title="Yazd">Yazd</a></td> <td style="text-align:right">1,156,000</td> <td style="text-align:right">76,469</td> <td style="text-align:right">14.89</td> <td style="text-align:right">12</td> <td>Originally part of Isfahan province.<sup id="cite_ref-CMB_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CMB-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1986, part of Kerman province was transferred to Yazd province. In 2002, Tabas County (area: 55,344 km<sup>2</sup>) was transferred from Khorasan province to Yazd province.<sup id="cite_ref-statoid_3-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-statoid-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Location_of_Yazd_province_in_Iran.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Location_of_Yazd_province_in_Iran.svg/80px-Location_of_Yazd_province_in_Iran.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="71" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Location_of_Yazd_province_in_Iran.svg/120px-Location_of_Yazd_province_in_Iran.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Location_of_Yazd_province_in_Iran.svg/160px-Location_of_Yazd_province_in_Iran.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="1071" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Zanjan_province" title="Zanjan province">Zanjan</a></td> <td>ZA</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Zanjan,_Iran" title="Zanjan, Iran">Zanjan</a></td> <td style="text-align:right">1,103,000</td> <td style="text-align:right">21,773</td> <td style="text-align:right">48.57</td> <td style="text-align:right">8</td> <td>Originally part of Gilan province. In 1986, some parts of Markazi province were transferred to Isfahan, Semnan, and Zanjan provinces.<sup id="cite_ref-statoid_3-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-statoid-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:IranZanjan-SVG.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/IranZanjan-SVG.svg/80px-IranZanjan-SVG.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="71" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/IranZanjan-SVG.svg/120px-IranZanjan-SVG.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/IranZanjan-SVG.svg/160px-IranZanjan-SVG.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="1071" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Iran" title="Iran">Iran</a> (total)</b></td> <td>IR</td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Tehran" title="Tehran">Tehran</a></b></td> <td style="text-align:right"><b>80,528,000</b> </td> <td><b>1,628,554 km<sup>2</sup> (628,788 sq mi)</b></td> <td style="text-align:right">49.078</td> <td style="text-align:right"><b>484</b></td> <td></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Iran_location_map.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Iran_location_map.svg/80px-Iran_location_map.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="71" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Iran_location_map.svg/120px-Iran_location_map.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Iran_location_map.svg/160px-Iran_location_map.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="1071" /></a></span> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Provincial_abbreviations">Provincial abbreviations</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Provinces_of_Iran&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Provincial abbreviations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Table below shows the provinces' abbreviation, which can be used in postal addresses and academic affiliations for the sake of simplicity. </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th><b>Province</b> </th> <th><b>Abbreviation</b> </th> <th><b>Method</b> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Alborz_province" title="Alborz province">Alborz</a> </td> <td>AL </td> <td>First two letters </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ardabil_Province" class="mw-redirect" title="Ardabil Province">Ardabil</a> </td> <td>AR </td> <td>First two letters </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/East_Azerbaijan_province" title="East Azerbaijan province">Azerbaijan, East</a> </td> <td>EA </td> <td>First two words </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Azerbaijan_province" title="West Azerbaijan province">Azerbaijan, West</a> </td> <td>WA </td> <td>First two words </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Bushehr_Province" class="mw-redirect" title="Bushehr Province">Bushehr</a> </td> <td>BU </td> <td>First two letters </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Chaharmahal_and_Bakhtiari_province" title="Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province">Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari</a> </td> <td>CB </td> <td>First two words </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Fars_Province" class="mw-redirect" title="Fars Province">Fars</a> </td> <td>FA </td> <td>First two letters </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Gilan_Province" class="mw-redirect" title="Gilan Province">Gilan</a> </td> <td>GI </td> <td>First two letters </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Golestan_Province" class="mw-redirect" title="Golestan Province">Golestan</a> </td> <td>GO </td> <td>First two letters </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Hamadan_Province" class="mw-redirect" title="Hamadan Province">Hamadan</a> </td> <td>HA </td> <td>First two letters </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Hormozgan_Province" class="mw-redirect" title="Hormozgan Province">Hormozgan</a> </td> <td>HO </td> <td>First two letters </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ilam_Province" class="mw-redirect" title="Ilam Province">Ilam</a> </td> <td>IL </td> <td>First two letters </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Isfahan_Province" class="mw-redirect" title="Isfahan Province">Isfahan</a> </td> <td>IS </td> <td>First two letters </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Kerman_Province" class="mw-redirect" title="Kerman Province">Kerman</a> </td> <td>KE </td> <td>First two letters </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Kermanshah_Province" class="mw-redirect" title="Kermanshah Province">Kermanshah</a> </td> <td>KS </td> <td>First two words </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Khorasan_province" title="North Khorasan province">Khorasan, North</a> </td> <td>NK </td> <td>First two words </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Razavi_Khorasan_Province" class="mw-redirect" title="Razavi Khorasan Province">Khorasan, Razavi</a> </td> <td>RK </td> <td>First two words </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/South_Khorasan_Province" class="mw-redirect" title="South Khorasan Province">Khorasan, South</a> </td> <td>SK </td> <td>First two words </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Khuzestan_Province" class="mw-redirect" title="Khuzestan Province">Khuzestan</a> </td> <td>KH </td> <td>First two letters </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Kohgiluyeh_and_Boyer-Ahmad_province" title="Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province">Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad</a> </td> <td>KB </td> <td>First two words </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Kurdistan_Province" class="mw-redirect" title="Kurdistan Province">Kurdistan</a> </td> <td>KU </td> <td>First two letters </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lorestan_Province" class="mw-redirect" title="Lorestan Province">Lorestan</a> </td> <td>LO </td> <td>First two letters </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Markazi_Province" class="mw-redirect" title="Markazi Province">Markazi</a> </td> <td>MA </td> <td>First two letters </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Mazandaran_Province" class="mw-redirect" title="Mazandaran Province">Mazandaran</a> </td> <td>MN </td> <td>First and last letter </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Qazvin_Province" class="mw-redirect" title="Qazvin Province">Qazvin</a> </td> <td>QA </td> <td>First two letters </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Qom_Province" class="mw-redirect" title="Qom Province">Qom</a> </td> <td>QO </td> <td>First two letters </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Semnan_Province" class="mw-redirect" title="Semnan Province">Semnan</a> </td> <td>SE </td> <td>First two letters </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Sistan_and_Baluchestan_province" title="Sistan and Baluchestan province">Sistan and Baluchestan</a> </td> <td>SB </td> <td>First two words </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tehran_Province" class="mw-redirect" title="Tehran Province">Tehran</a> </td> <td>TE </td> <td>First two letters </td></tr> <tr> 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href="/wiki/Arachosia" title="Arachosia">Arachosia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aria_(region)" title="Aria (region)">Aria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Satrapy_of_Armenia" title="Satrapy of Armenia">Armenia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Achaemenid_Assyria" title="Achaemenid Assyria">Assyria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Babylonia#Persian_Babylonia" title="Babylonia">Babylonia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bactria_(satrapy)" title="Bactria (satrapy)">Bactria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cappadocia_(satrapy)" title="Cappadocia (satrapy)">Cappadocia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Caria" title="Caria">Caria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carmania_(region)" title="Carmania (region)">Carmania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chorasmia_(satrapy)" title="Chorasmia (satrapy)">Chorasmia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cilicia_(satrapy)" class="mw-redirect" title="Cilicia (satrapy)">Cilicia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Colchis" title="Colchis">Colchis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dahae" title="Dahae">Dahae</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Drangiana" title="Drangiana">Drangiana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Twenty-seventh_Dynasty_of_Egypt" title="Twenty-seventh Dynasty of Egypt">1st Egypt</a> / <a href="/wiki/Thirty-first_Dynasty_of_Egypt" title="Thirty-first Dynasty of Egypt">2nd Egypt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eber-Nari" title="Eber-Nari">Eber-Nari</a> (<a href="/wiki/Levant" title="Levant">Levant</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elam" title="Elam">Elam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kush_(satrapy)" title="Kush (satrapy)">Kush</a> (Nubia)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gand%C4%81ra" title="Gandāra">Gandāra</a> (Gandhara)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gedrosia_(satrapy)" title="Gedrosia (satrapy)">Gedrosia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hyrcania" title="Hyrcania">Hyrcania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ionia_(satrapy)" title="Ionia (satrapy)">Ionia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hindush" title="Hindush">Hindush</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Libya_(satrapy)" title="Libya (satrapy)">Libya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lydia_(satrapy)" 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title="Sogdia">Sogdia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yehud_(Persian_province)" class="mw-redirect" title="Yehud (Persian province)">Yehud</a></li></ul> </div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="1" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_the_Achaemenid_Empire.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="The principal Achaemenid satrapies, ~500 BC."><img alt="The principal Achaemenid satrapies, ~500 BC." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Map_of_the_Achaemenid_Empire.jpg/160px-Map_of_the_Achaemenid_Empire.jpg" decoding="async" width="160" height="77" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Map_of_the_Achaemenid_Empire.jpg/240px-Map_of_the_Achaemenid_Empire.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Map_of_the_Achaemenid_Empire.jpg/320px-Map_of_the_Achaemenid_Empire.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1314" data-file-height="635" 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title="Abarshahr">Abarshahr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adurbadagan" title="Adurbadagan">Adurbadagan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Caucasian_Albania_(Sasanian_province)" title="Caucasian Albania (Sasanian province)">Albania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arbayistan" title="Arbayistan">Arbayistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sasanian_Armenia" title="Sasanian Armenia">Armenia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Asoristan" title="Asoristan">Asoristan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Balasagan" title="Balasagan">Balasagan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beth_Garmai" title="Beth Garmai">Beth Garmai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dahae" title="Dahae">Dihistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sasanian_Egypt" title="Sasanian Egypt">Egypt</a>*</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eran-Khwarrah-Yazdegerd" title="Eran-Khwarrah-Yazdegerd">Eran-Khwarrah-Yazdegerd</a>*</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Garamig_ud_Nodardashiragan" title="Garamig ud Nodardashiragan">Garamig ud Nodardashiragan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Garmekan" title="Garmekan">Garmekan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hyrcania" title="Hyrcania">Gurgan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harev_(province)" title="Harev (province)">Harev</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hind_(Sasanian_province)" title="Hind (Sasanian province)">Hind</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sasanian_Iberia" title="Sasanian Iberia">Iberia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kadagistan" title="Kadagistan">Kadagistan</a>*</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Khuzistan_(Sasanian_province)" title="Khuzistan (Sasanian province)">Khuzistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kirman_(Sasanian_province)" title="Kirman (Sasanian province)">Kirman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kushanshahr" title="Kushanshahr">Kushanshahr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sasanian_Khwarazm" title="Sasanian Khwarazm">Khwarazm</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lazica" title="Lazica">Lazica</a>*</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Machelones" title="Machelones">Machelonia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Makran" title="Makran">Makuran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Margiana" title="Margiana">Marw</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mazun_(Sasanian_province)" title="Mazun (Sasanian province)">Mazun</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Media_(region)" title="Media (region)">Media</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meshan" title="Meshan">Meshan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adiabene#As_a_province_of_Sassanid_Persia" title="Adiabene">Nodardashiragan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paradan" title="Paradan">Paradan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Padishkhwargar" title="Padishkhwargar">Padishkhwargar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pars_(Sasanian_province)" title="Pars (Sasanian province)">Pars</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parthia" title="Parthia">Parthia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sakastan_(Sasanian_province)" title="Sakastan (Sasanian province)">Sakastan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sogdia" title="Sogdia">Sogdia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spahan_(province)" title="Spahan (province)">Spahan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Suristan" title="Suristan">Suristan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Turan_(Sasanian_province)" title="Turan (Sasanian province)">Turan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sasanian_Yemen" title="Sasanian Yemen">Yemen</a></li></ul> </div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="1" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sasanian_Empire_621_A.D.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Extent of the Sasanian Empire"><img alt="Extent of the Sasanian Empire" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Sasanian_Empire_621_A.D.jpg/50px-Sasanian_Empire_621_A.D.jpg" decoding="async" width="50" height="37" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Sasanian_Empire_621_A.D.jpg/75px-Sasanian_Empire_621_A.D.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Sasanian_Empire_621_A.D.jpg/100px-Sasanian_Empire_621_A.D.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1490" data-file-height="1106" /></a></span></div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" 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Iran">Regions of Iran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counties_of_Iran" title="Counties of Iran">Counties of Iran</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geography_of_Iran" title="Geography of Iran">Geography of Iran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ISO_3166-2:IR" title="ISO 3166-2:IR">ISO 3166-2:IR</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References_and_notes">References and notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Provinces_of_Iran&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: References and notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output 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class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alborz_province" title="Alborz province">Alborz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ardabil_province" title="Ardabil province">Ardabil</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bushehr_province" title="Bushehr province">Bushehr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chaharmahal_and_Bakhtiari_province" title="Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province">Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Azerbaijan_province" title="East Azerbaijan province">East Azerbaijan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fars_province" title="Fars province">Fars</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gilan_province" title="Gilan province">Gilan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Golestan_province" title="Golestan province">Golestan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hamadan_province" title="Hamadan province">Hamadan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hormozgan_province" title="Hormozgan province">Hormozgan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ilam_province" title="Ilam province">Ilam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Isfahan_province" title="Isfahan province">Isfahan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kerman_province" title="Kerman province">Kerman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kermanshah_province" title="Kermanshah province">Kermanshah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Khuzestan_province" title="Khuzestan province">Khuzestan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kohgiluyeh_and_Boyer-Ahmad_province" title="Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province">Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kurdistan_province" title="Kurdistan province">Kurdistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lorestan_province" title="Lorestan province">Lorestan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Markazi_province" title="Markazi province">Markazi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mazandaran_province" title="Mazandaran province">Mazandaran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Khorasan_province" title="North Khorasan province">North Khorasan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Qazvin_province" title="Qazvin 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municipality">Regional municipality</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Resort_municipality" title="Resort municipality">Resort municipality</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mountain_resort_municipality" class="mw-redirect" title="Mountain resort municipality">Mountain resort municipality</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rural_municipality" title="Rural municipality">Rural municipality</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Specialized_municipality" class="mw-redirect" title="Specialized municipality">Specialized municipality</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Prefecture" title="Prefecture">Prefecture</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Autonomous_prefecture" title="Autonomous prefecture">Autonomous prefecture</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Subprefecture" title="Subprefecture">Subprefecture</a></li> <li><a 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