Explore 31 named first-level map divisions for Iran. If you searched for its states, provinces or regions, use this interactive reference map to browse the names and compare outline-derived size estimates.
The source is a generalized beta map layer. Its boundary hierarchy and names may not match the current official administrative register. No population or socioeconomic figures are inferred from map shapes.
For cited national land-area and population figures, see the Iran country profile.
Natural Earth Admin 1 · 5.1.1
Interactive Iran division map
31 named map divisions
Hover or focus a division to identify it. Click, press Enter, or use the selectors to compare two outlines.
Choose two divisions to compare their approximate mapped outline areas.
Within-country comparison
Compare two divisions
Alborz4,657.5 km²Approximate outline areaArdabil20,167.9 km²Approximate outline area
Mapped-area difference15,510.4 km²
Outline-size ratio4.33×
These are estimates calculated from generalized map polygons. They are not official land-area figures and do not include population, income, health, or education statistics.
Names represented in the source layer
Iran regions and divisions
31 listed
Division name
Mapped-area estimate
Comparison action
Alborz
4,657.5 km²
Ardabil
20,167.9 km²
Bushehr
23,703.4 km²
Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari
15,233.7 km²
East Azerbaijan
46,415.5 km²
Fars
125,874 km²
Gilan
14,407.9 km²
Golestan
20,732.1 km²
Hamadan
20,495.9 km²
Hormozgan
67,438 km²
Ilam
18,811.2 km²
Isfahan
110,626 km²
Kerman
183,403 km²
Kermanshah
23,452.8 km²
Khuzestan
63,891.7 km²
Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad
13,383.8 km²
Kurdistan
29,628.5 km²
Lorestan
29,130.9 km²
Markazi
28,180.8 km²
Mazandaran
24,748.2 km²
North Khorasan
25,122.5 km²
Qazvin
15,637.5 km²
Qom
11,606.4 km²
Razavi Khorasan
136,911 km²
Semnan
90,396.2 km²
Sistan and Baluchestan
174,885 km²
South Khorasan
83,127.6 km²
Tehran
14,413.8 km²
West Azerbaijan
37,165.5 km²
Yazd
127,641 km²
Zanjan
22,199.3 km²
Map names and generalized outlines: Natural Earth — Admin 1 states and provinces, 1:10m, version 5.1.1.Approximate outline area calculated from generalized spherical geometry using a mean Earth radius of 6,371,008.8 metres. This is not an official land-area statistic.