Where is Iran?

Iran is a country with a large population which is located in the continent/region of Asia. Neighbouring countries are: Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Iraq, Pakistan, Turkmenistan & Turkey.

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Where is Iran Located?

As Iran location map shows that Iran is located in western Asia. Country’s name Iran is quite old and has been in use since the Sassanian era natively. However, the country was known to world by the name of Persia until 1935; but from the year 1935 the name Iran has internationally recognized. This is the reason that even in this modern era both names are used interchangeably.

Geographically, the country is part of Middle East and has very strategic location. As the map of Iran shows that it shares its international boundaries with Armenia, Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan in the north, Afghanistan and Pakistan, in the west, Turkey in the North West, and Iraq in the west. Besides, Iran map also clearly shows the Caspian Sea in the north and Persian Gulf in the south west and south limit the further extension of the territory and make coastline with the country. Since, Iran has such diversify geographical features therefore; county’s climate varies from arid, semiarid, to subtropical.

Iran is a founding member of many international organizations including the UN, OPEC, NAM, and OIC. Iran is always remains in news because of regional power that she holds and hence it has an important position in international energy security and world. Above all, it has huge reserves of petroleum and natural gas.

The government type of Iran is Islamic Republic and it is based upon the 1979 constitution it consists of several intricately inter-related governing bodies. However, the highest state authority is the Supreme Leader. Country’s official religion is Shia Islam and Persian is the official language.

Provinces of Iran

Iran has been divided into 31 provinces. This is list of provinces Iran with their capitals, population and area in square kilometers.

ProvinceCapitalPopulation Pop. density (/km2)Area (km2)
AlborzKaraj2,712,400465.015,833
ArdabilArdabil1,270,42071.3717,800
Azerbaijan, EastTabriz3,909,65285.6445,650
Azerbaijan, WestUrmia3,265,21987.2237,437
BushehrBushehr1,163,40051.1522,743
Chahar Mahaal and BakhtiariShahrekord947,76358.0316,332
FarsShiraz4,851,27439.57122,608
GilanRasht2,530,696180.2214,042
GolestanGorgan1,868,81992.5320,195
HamadanHamadan1,738,23490.7819,368
HormozganBandar Abbas1,776,41525.1470,669
IlamIlam580,15828.8220,133
IsfahanIsfahan5,120,85047.85107,029
KermanKerman3,164,71817.27183,285
KermanshahKermanshah1,952,43478.124,998
Khorasan, NorthBojnourd863,09230.3528,434
Khorasan, RazaviMashhad6,434,50154.12118,884
Khorasan, SouthBirjand768,8985.06151,913
KhuzestanAhvaz4,710,50973.5464,055
Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-AhmadYasuj713,05245.9915,504
KurdistanSanandaj1,603,01155.0229,137
LorestanKhorramabad1,760,64962.2328,294
MarkaziArak1,429,47549.0729,130
MazandaranSari3,283,582138.5423,701
QazvinQazvin1,273,76181.9215,549
QomQom1,292,283112.1211,526
SemnanSemnan702,3607.297,491
Sistan and BaluchestanZahedan2,775,01415.35180,726
TehranTehran13,267,637705.218,814
YazdYazd1,138,53314.8976,469
ZanjanZanjan1,057,46148.5721,773

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  • Iran Facts & Information

    Country - IranFacts
    ContinentAsia
    Coordinates32.4279° N, 53.6880° E
    Capital and largest cityTehran
    Administrative Divisions31 provinces
    Regions of Iran5 Regions (Tehran, Isfahan, Tabriz, Kermanshah and Mashhad)
    Official languagesPersian
    Recognised regional languagesshowList of languages
    Ethnic groupsshowList of ethnicities
    ReligionShia Islam (official)
    Demonym(s)Iranian
    GovernmentUnitary theocratic Islamic republic
    Area1,648,195 km2 (636,372 sq mi) (17th)
    • Water (%)1.63 (as of 2015)
    Population 2022 estimate86,758,304[8] (17th)
    • Density48/km2 (124.3/sq mi) (162nd)
    GDP (PPP) 2022 estimate$1.599 trillion[9] (21st)
    • Per capita$18,663[9] (85th)
    GDP (nominal) 2022 estimate$231.55 billion[10] (14th)
    Gini (2018)42
    HDI (2021)0.774 (76th)
    CurrencyIranian rial (ریال) (IRR)
    Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
    Calling code98
    ISO 3166 codeIR
    Primary International AirportImam Khomeini International Airport, Tehran
    Internet TLD.ir
    Official Websitehttps://irangov.ir/en

    List of 20 Largest Cities in Iran

    RankNameProvincePop. (2016 Census)
    1TehranTehran8,693,706
    2MashhadRazavi Khorasan3,001,184
    3IsfahanIsfahan1,961,260
    4KarajAlborz1,592,492
    5ShirazFars1,565,572
    6TabrizEast Azarbaijan1,558,693
    7QomQom1,201,158
    8AhvazKhuzestan1,184,788
    9KermanshahKermanshah946,651
    10UrmiaWest Azarbaijan736,224
    11RashtGilan679,995
    12ZahedanSistan and Baluchestan587,730
    13HamadanHamadan554,406
    14KermanKerman537,718
    15YazdYazd529,673
    16ArdabilArdabil529,374
    17Bandar AbbasHormozgan526,648
    18ArakMarkazi520,944
    19EslamshahrTehran448,129
    20ZanjanZanjan430,871