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Province	Capital	Area	Population	Density Population density Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans.... (population Population File:Population density.pngIn biology, a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular species; in sociology, a collection of human beings.... /km²)	Shahrestans Counties of Iran The Provinces of Iran of Iran further subdivided into counties called shahrestan , an area inside an ostan , and consists of a city centre, few bakhsh and many villages around them....  (counties)	Notes	Map
Ardabil Ardabil Province Ardabil is one of the Azerbaijani language inhabited provinces of Iran located in the North-West Iran and its center is Ardabil . It is in the north-west of the country, bordering the Azerbaijan and the provinces of East Azarbaijan, Zanjan Province, and Guilan....	Ardabil Ardabil Ardabil is a historical city in north-western Iran. The name Ardabil probably comes from the Zoroastrian name of "Artavil" which means a holy place....		1,257,624		9	Until 1993, Ardabil was part of East Azarbaijan province.
Azarbaijan, East East Azarbaijan Province East Azarbaijan or East Azerbaijan is one of the 30 provinces of Irans of Iran. It is in the northwest of the country, bordering Armenia and the Azerbaijan, and the provinces of Ardabil province, West Azarbaijan, and Zanjan province....	Tabriz Tabriz Tabriz is the largest city in northwestern Iran. It is situated north of the volcanic cone of Sahand, south of the Eynali mountain. It is the capital of East Azarbaijan Province....		3,620,183		19
Azarbaijan, West West Azarbaijan Province West Azarbaijan or West Azerbaijan is one of the 30 provinces of Iran of Iran.The province of West Azarbaijan covers an area of 39,487 km?, or 43,660 km? including Lake Urmia....	Urmia Urmia Urmia or Orumieh , is the capital of the West Azerbaijan Province, a district and a city located in northwestern Iran. It is situated on the western side of Lake Urmia near the Turkey border....		2,949,426		14	During the Pahlavi Dynasty Pahlavi dynasty The Pahlavi dynasty ruled Iran from the crowning of Reza Shah in 1925 to the overthrow of Reza Shah Pahlavi's son Mohammad Reza Pahlavi in the Iranian Revolution of 1979....  Urmia Urmia Urmia or Orumieh , is the capital of the West Azerbaijan Province, a district and a city located in northwestern Iran. It is situated on the western side of Lake Urmia near the Turkey border....  was known as Rezaiyeh.
Bushehr Bushehr Province Bushehr is one of the 30 provinces of Iran of Iran. It is in the south of the country, with a long coastline onto the Persian Gulf. Its center is Bandar-e-Bushehr, the provincial capital....	Bushehr Bushehr Bushehr , pop. 165,377 , is a city on the southwestern coast of Iran, on the Persian Gulf. It is the chief seaport of the country and the administrative centre of Bushehr province....		887,115		9	Originally part of Fars province. Until 1977, the province was known as Khalij-e Fars (Persian Gulf).
Chahar Mahaal and Bakhtiari	Shahrekord Shahrekord Shahrekord is a city in western Iran, and is the capital of the Chahar Mahaal o Bakhtiari province. It is situated 107 km southwest of Isfahan , and 521 km southwest of the capital Tehran....		842,002		6	Until 1973 was part of Isfahan province.
Fars Fars Province Fars is one of the 30 provinces of Iran of Iran. It is in the south of the country and its center is Shiraz, Iran. It has an area of 122,400 km?....	Shiraz Shiraz, Iran Shiraz is the sixth most populated city in Iran and the capital of Fars Province. Shiraz is located in the southwest of Iran on the Rudkhaneye Khoshk seasonal river....		4,385,869		23
Gilan Gilan Province Gilan is one of the provinces of Iran of Iran. It lies along the Caspian Sea, just west of the province of Mazandaran, east of the province of Ardabil province, north of the provinces of Zanjan province and Qazvin province....	Rasht Rasht Rasht is the capital of Gilan province in northwestern Iran and the largest city along the Caspian sea coast. It is a major trade center between Caucasus, Russia and Iran using the port of Bandar-e Anzali....		2,410,523		16
Golestan Golestan Province Golestan is one of the 30 provinces of Iran of Iran. It is in the north-east of the country, south of the Caspian Sea. Its capital is Gorgan....	Gorgan Gorgan Gorgan is the capital of the Golestan Province, Iran. It is approximately 400 km from Tehran. It had an estimated population of 241,177 in 2005....		1,637,063		11	On the 31 May 1997, the shahrestans of Aliabad, Gonbad-e-kavus, Gorgan, Kordkuy, Minudasht, and Torkaman were separated from Mazandaran province to form Golestan province. Gorgan Gorgan Gorgan is the capital of the Golestan Province, Iran. It is approximately 400 km from Tehran. It had an estimated population of 241,177 in 2005....  was called Esteraba or Astarabad until 1937.
Hamadan	Hamadan		1,790,770		8	Originally part of Kermanshah province.
Hormozgan Hormozgan Province Hormozgan is one of the 30 Provinces of Iran of Iran. It is in the south of the country, facing Oman. Its area is , and its provincial capital is Bandar Abbas....	Bandar Abbas Bandar Abbas Bandar Abbas or Bandar-e ?Abbas is a seaport city and capital of Hormozgan Province on the southern coast of Iran , on the Persian Gulf. The city occupies a strategic position on the narrow Straits of Hormuz, and it is the location of the main base of the Iranian Navy....		1,410,667		11	Originally part of Kerman province. Until 1977, the province was known as Banader va Jazayer-e Bahr-e Oman (Ports and Islands of the Sea of Oman).
Ilam Ilam Province Ilam, also Elam Kurdish language, is one of the 30 provinces of Iran of Iran. It is in the south-west of the country, bordering Iraq....	Ilam Ilam Ilam may refer to:* Ilam, Iran, city, capital of Ilam Province* Ilam Province, Iran* Ilam, Nepal, municipality and tea-producing town in Nepal, see list of cities in Nepal...		545,093		7	Originally part of Kermanshah province.
Isfahan	Isfahan Isfahan (city) Esfahan or Isfahan , located about 340 km south of Tehran at , is the capital of Esfahan Province and Iran's third largest city . Esfahan City had a population of 1,583,609 and the Esfahan metropolitan area had a population of 3,430,353 in the 2006 Census, the second most populous metropolitan area in Iran after Tehran....		4,590,595		21	In 1986, some parts of Markazi province were transferred to Isfahan, Semnan, and Zanjan provinces.
Kerman Kerman Province Kerman is one of the 30 provinces of Iran of Iran. It is in the south-east of the country. Its center is Kerman. The province of Kerman is the second largest province in Iran, 180,836 km?....	Kerman Kerman Kerman is a city in Iran. It is the center of Kerman province. Located in a large and flat plain, this city is located 1,076 km south of Tehran, capital of Iran....		2,660,927		14
Kermanshah Kermanshah Province Kermanshah Province is one of the 30 provinces of Iran of Iran. It is in the west of the country, bordering Iraq. Between 1979 and the 1990s, the province was known as Bakhtaran....	Kermanshah Kermanshah Kermanshah or Kermashan and the majority of the inhabitants speak Persian language as well as Kurdish language. The religion of the people is very diverse; and there are many Muslims, Assyrians, Bah?'? Faith, Jews, and Armenians living in Kermanshah but Shi'a Islam Muslims are leading in the number....		1,938,060		13	Between 1950 and 1979, both Kermanshah province and city were known as Kermanshahan and between 1979 and 1995 were known as Bakhtaran.
Khorasan, North North Khorasan Province North Khorasan is a province located in northeastern Iran. Bojnourd is the centre of the province.Other counties are Shirvan, Esfarayen, Maneh and Samlaghan, and Garmeh and Jajarm....	Bojnourd		820,918		6	On 29 September 2004, Khorasan was divided into three provinces. North Khorasan; Razavi Khorasan; South Khorasan.
Khorasan, Razavi Razavi Khorasan Province Razavi Khorasan is a provinces of Iran located in northeastern Iran. Mashhad is the centre and capital of the province.Other cities and townships are Ghouchan, Dargaz, Chenaran, Sarakhs, Fariman, Torbat-e Heydarieh, Torbat-e Jam, Taybad, Khaf, Roshtkhar, Kashmar, Bardaskan, Neyshabour, Sabzevar, Gonabad, Kalat , Khalil Abad and Mahvalat....	Mashhad Mashhad Mashhad is the List of largest cities and second largest cities by country city in Iran and one of the Holiest sites in Islam in the Shia world....		5,620,770		19	On 29 September 2004, Khorasan was divided into three provinces. North Khorasan; Razavi Khorasan; South Khorasan.
Khorasan, South South Khorasan Province South Khorasan is a provinces of Iran located in eastern Iran. Birjand is the centre of the province. The other major cities are Ferdows and Qaen....	Birjand Birjand Birjand is the east iranian provincial capital of South Khorasan and the centre of the county Birjand resp. Quhestan, known for its saffron, barberry, rug and handmade carpet exports....		640,218		4	On 29 September 2004, Khorasan was divided into three provinces. North Khorasan; Razavi Khorasan; South Khorasan.
Khuzestan Khuzestan Province Khuzestan is one of the 30 provinces of Iran of Iran. It is in the southwest of the country, bordering Iraq's Basra Governorate and the Persian Gulf....	Ahvaz Ahvaz The city of Ahvaz or Ahwaz , is the capital of the Iranian province of Khuzestan Province. It is built on the banks of the Karun River and is situated in the middle of Khuzestan Province....		4,345,607		18
Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad	Yasuj Yasuj Yasuj is an industrial city in the Zagros of southwestern Iran, and is the capital of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province province. It is located in the township of Boyer-Ahmad....		695,099		5	Originally part of Khuzestan province. Until 1990, the province was known as Bovir Ahmadi and Kohkiluyeh.
Kurdistan Kurdistan Province (Iran) Kordestan is one of the thirty provinces of Iran of Iran, not to be confused with the greater geographical area of Iranian Kurdistan. The province of Kurdistan is 28,817 km? in area which encompasses just one-eighth of the Kurdish inhabited areas of Iran or Iranian Kurdistan ....	Sanandaj Sanandaj Sanandaj or Sine is the capital of the Iranian province of Kurdistan Province .At the latest population census, which was carried out on 25 October 2006, it had a population of 316,862....		1,574,118		9	Originally part of Gilan province.
Lorestan Lorestan Province Lorestan comprises a province and a historic territory of western Iran amidst the Zagros Mountains.The population of Lorestan is calculated 1,739,644 people in 2006 ....	Khorramabad Khorramabad Khorramabad is the capital of Lorestan, a province in western Iran. It had an estimated population of 339,759 in 2005.. It is situated in the Zagros Mountains....		1,758,628		9	Originally part of Khuzestan province.
Markazi Markazi Province Markazi is one of the 30 provinces of Iran of Iran. The word markazi means central in Persian. Markazi is in west Iran, and its capital is Arak, Iran....	Arak Arak, Iran Arak, previously known as Soltan-abad, is the center of Markazi Province, Iran. It had an estimated population of 511,127 in 2005....		1,361,394		10	Originally part of Mazandaran province. In 1986, some parts of Markazi province were transferred to Isfahan, Semnan, and Zanjan provinces.
Mazandaran Mazandaran Province History...	Sari Sari, Iran Sari is the provincial capital of Mazandaran, located in the north of Iran, between the northern slopes of the Alborz Mountains and southern coast of Mazandaran Sea....		2,940,831		15
Qazvin Qazvin Province Qazvin is one of the 30 provinces of Iran of Iran. It is in the north-west of the country, and its center is Qazvin . The province was created in 1996 out of part of Zanjan Province and includes 20 cities: Qazvin, Takestan, Abyek, Bou'in-Zahra, Eqhbalieh, Mohammadieh, Alvand, Esfarvarin, Mahmood Abad Nemooneh, Khoram Dasht, Zi? Ab...	Qazvin Qazvin Qazvin is the largest city and capital of the Qazvin province in Iran with an estimated population of 331,409 in 2005. ...		1,166,861		5	On 31 December 1996, the shahrestans of Qazvin and Takestan were separated from Zanjan province to form the province of Qazvin.
Qom Qom Province Qom is one of the 30 provinces of Iran of Iran with 11,237 km?, covering 0.89% of the total area in Iran. It is in the north of the country, and its provincial capital is the city of Qom....	Qom Qom Qom is a city in Iran. It lies by road southwest of Tehran and is the capital of Qom Province. It has an estimated population of 1,042,309 in 2005....		1,064,456		1	Until 1995, Qom was a shahrestan of Tehran province.
Semnan Semnan Province Semnan is one of the 30 provinces of Iran of Iran. It is in the north of the country, and its center is Semnan, Iran. The province of Semnan covers an area of 96,816 square kilometers and stretches along the Alborz mountain range and borders to Dasht-e Kavir desert in its southern parts....	Semnan		590,512		4	Originally part of Mazandaran province. In 1986, some parts of Markazi province were transferred to Isfahan, Semnan, and Zanjan provinces.
Sistan and Baluchistan	Zahedan Zahedan Zahedan is an Iranian city and the capital of the province of Sistan and Baluchistan.Zahedan had an estimated population of 580,071 in 2005....		2,410,076		8	Until 1986, the province was known as Baluchestan and Sistan.
Tehran Tehran Province Tehran Province is one of the provinces of Iran of Iran. It covers on area of 18,909 square kilometers and is located to the north of the central plateau of Iran....	Tehran Tehran Tehran is the capital and largest city of Iran, and the administrative center of Tehran Province. Tehran is a sprawling city at the foot of the Alborz mountain range with an immense network of highways unparalleled in Western Asia....		13,530,742		13	Until 1986, Tehran was part of Markazi province.
Yazd Yazd Province Yazd is one of the 30 provinces of Iran of Iran. It is in the centre of the country, and its center is Yazd.The province has an area of 73,467 km?, and according to the most recent divisions of the country, is divided into ten counties: Maybod, Mehreez, Taft, Yazd, Ardakan, Behabad, Khatam, Sadogh, Bafq, Abar Kooh and Yazd, the capital....	Yazd Yazd Yazd , is the capital of Yazd province in Iran, "the second most ancient and historic city in the world" and a centre of Zoroastrian culture. The city is located some 175 miles southeast of Isfahan ....		992,318		10	Originally part of Isfahan province. In 1986, part of Kerman province was transferred to Yazd province. In 2002, Tabas shahrestan (area: 55,344 km²) was transferred from Khorasan province to Yazd.
Zanjan Zanjan Province Zanjan is a provinces of Iran located in the North-West Iran with the Zanjan being its center. Zanjan province with an area of 36,400 km? has a mostly rural, population of 1.7 million....	Zanjan Zanjan (city) Zanjan is the capital of Zanjan Province in northwestern Iran. It lies 298 km north-west of Tehran on the main highway to Tabriz and Turkey and approximately 125 km from the Caspian Sea....		970,946		7	Originally part of Gilan province. In 1986, some parts of Markazi province were transferred to Isfahan, Semnan, and Zanjan provinces.
Iran Iran Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran and formerly known internationally as Persian Empire until 1935, is a country in Central Eurasia, located on the northeastern shore of the Persian Gulf and the southern shore of the Caspian Sea....  (Total)	Tehran Tehran Tehran is the capital and largest city of Iran, and the administrative center of Tehran Province. Tehran is a sprawling city at the foot of the Alborz mountain range with an immense network of highways unparalleled in Western Asia....		71,767,413		324

Historical Provinces of Iran

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• List of current Iranian provincial governors
  List of current Iranian provincial governors
  
  This is a list of Iranian Provinces of Iran Governors-General under President Khatami:External links*, updated with newer information...
  -general
• Counties of Iran
  Counties of Iran
  
  The Provinces of Iran of Iran further subdivided into counties called shahrestan , an area inside an ostan , and consists of a city centre, few bakhsh and many villages around them....
  
• Geography of Iran
  Geography of Iran
  
  Iran is located in southwest Asia and borders the Gulf of Oman, Persian Gulf, and Caspian Sea between Iraq and Afghanistan.Its mountains have helped to shape both the political and the economic history of the country for several centuries....
  

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