Provinces of Iran

Alborz Province

Alborz Province

Alborz province is one of the 31 provinces of Iran, centered in Karaj. Alborz Province is situated west of Tehran, at the foothills of the Alborz mountains.
See Alborz Province
Ardabil Province

Ardabil Province

Ardabil Province is in the northwest of the country. Its administrative centre is the city of Ardabil. The province has been blessed with splendid natural beauty and numerous sights.
See Ardabil Province
Bushehr Province

Bushehr Province

Bushehr province is in the south of the country, with a long coastline onto the Persian Gulf. Its center is Bandar-e-Bushehr, the provincial capital.
See Bushehr Province
Chahar Mahaal and Bakhtiari Province

Chahar Mahaal and Bakhtiari Province

Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It lies in the southwestern part of the country.
See Chahar Mahaal and Bakhtiari Province
East Azerbaijan Province

East Azerbaijan Province

East Azerbaijan Province is located in Iranian Azerbaijan. Generally speaking, East Azerbaijan enjoys a cool, dry climate, being in the main a mountainous region.
See East Azerbaijan Province
Fars Province

Fars Province

Fars province is in the south of the country, and its administrative center is Shiraz. The etymology of the word "Persian", is derived from the historical importance of this region.
See Fars Province
Gilan Province

Gilan Province

Gilan province lies along the Caspian Sea, just west of the province of Mazandaran, east of the province of Ardabil, and north of the provinces of Zanjan and Qazvin. Large parts of the province are mountainous, green and forested.
See Gilan Province
Golestan Province

Golestan Province

Golestan province is located in the north-east of the country, south of the Caspian Sea. Its capital is Gorgan. Golestan enjoys mild weather and a temperate climate most of the year.
See Golestan Province
Hamadan Province

Hamadan Province

Hamedan province lies in an elevated region, with the 'Alvand' mountains, running from the north west to the south west. Hamedan Province enjoys temperate warm summers and relatively cold winters.
See Hamadan Province
Hormozgan Province

Hormozgan Province

Hormozgan province is in the south of the country. The province experiences a very hot and humid climate in summers. There is very little precipitation year round.
See Hormozgan Province
Ilam Province

Ilam Province

Ilam province is in the west of the country, bordering Iraq. Ilam province is among the warmest regions of Iran, although the mountainous areas of north and north eastern Ilam are relatively cold.
See Ilam Province
Isfahan Province

Isfahan Province

Isfahan province is located in the center of the country. Its secretariat is located in the city of Isfahan. The province experiences a moderate and dry climate on the whole.
See Isfahan Province
Kerman Province

Kerman Province

Kerman province is in the southeast of Iran. The climate in the province varies across regions. The north, northwest, and central areas experience a dry and moderate climate, whereas in the south and southeast, the weather is warm and relatively humid.
See Kerman Province
Kermanshah Province

Kermanshah Province

Kermanshah province is located in the west of Iran. Kermanshah Province has a moderate and mountainous climate. It rains most in winter and is moderately warm in summer.
See Kermanshah Province
Khuzestan Province

Khuzestan Province

Khuzestan province is in the southwest of the country, bordering Iraq's Basra Province and the Persian Gulf. The climate of Khuzestan is generally hot and occasionally humid, particularly in the south, while winters are much more cold and dry.
See Khuzestan Province
Kohgiluyeh and Boyer Ahmad Province

Kohgiluyeh and Boyer Ahmad Province

Kohgiluyeh and Boyer Ahmad province is in the south-west of the country and its capital is Yasuj. Natural springs, singing of the birds, and fresh air fascinate all lovers of nature.
See Kohgiluyeh and Boyer Ahmad Province
Kurdistan Province

Kurdistan Province

Kurdistan province is located in the west of Iran. Kurdistan has a generally mild and quite pleasant climate throughout the spring and summer. Winters are long and can be very cold with heavy snowfalls.
See Kurdistan Province
Lorestan Province

Lorestan Province

Lorestan province is a province of western Iran in the Zagros Mountains. The climate is generally sub-humid continental with winter precipitation, a lot of which falls as snow.
See Lorestan Province
Markazi Province

Markazi Province

Markazi province lies in western Iran. Its capital is Arak. The major cities of the province are: Saveh, Arak, Mahallat, Zarandiyeh, Khomein, Delijan, Tafresh, Ashtian, and Shazand.
See Markazi Province
Mazandaran Province

Mazandaran Province

Mazandaran province is a Caspian province in the north of Iran. The diverse nature of the province features plains, prairies, forests and rainforest stretching from the sandy beaches of the Caspian Sea to the rugged and snowcapped Alborz sierra.
See Mazandaran Province
North Khorasan Province

North Khorasan Province

North Khorasan province is a province located in northeastern Iran. Bojnord is the centre of the province.
See North Khorasan Province
Qazvin Province

Qazvin Province

Qazvin province is in the north-west of the country, and its center is the city of Qazvin.
See Qazvin Province
Qom Province

Qom Province

Qom province is in the north of the country. The climate of Qom province varies between a desert and semi-desert climate, and comprises mountainous areas, foothills and plains.
See Qom Province
Razavi Khorasan Province

Razavi Khorasan Province

Razavi Khorasan province is a province located in northeastern Iran. Mashhad is the centre and capital of the province.
See Razavi Khorasan Province
Semnan Province

Semnan Province

Semnan province is in the north of the country, and its center is Semnan. The province of Semnan stretches along the Alborz mountain range and borders to Dasht-e Kavir desert in its southern parts.
See Semnan Province
Sistan and Baluchestan Province

Sistan and Baluchestan Province

Sistan and Baluchestan province is in the southeast of the country, bordering Pakistan and Afghanistan and its capital is Zahedan.
See Sistan and Baluchestan Province
South Khorasan Province

South Khorasan Province

South Khorasan province is a province located in eastern Iran. Birjand is the centre of the province.
See South Khorasan Province
Tehran Province

Tehran Province

Tehran Province is located to the north of the central plateau of Iran. The metropolis of Tehran is the capital city of the province and of Iran. The province has a semi arid, steppe climate in the south and an alpine climate in the north.
See Tehran Province
West Azerbaijan Province

West Azerbaijan Province

West Azerbaijan Province is in the northwest of the country. The climate of the province is largely influenced by the rainy winds of the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean.
See West Azerbaijan Province
Yazd Province

Yazd Province

Yazd province is in the centre of the country. Yazd province is situated at an oasis where the Dasht-e Kavir desert and the Dasht-e Lut desert meet.
See Yazd Province
Zanjan Province

Zanjan Province

Zanjan province is located in Iranian Azerbaijan. Zanjan has a highland climate characterized by cold snowy weather in the mountains and moderate climate in the plains in wintertime. In the summers, the weather is warm.
See Zanjan Province