Regions of Iran

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Historically and geographically Iran has been divided into a number of different regions.[1] In 2014, Iran was administratively divided into five regions.

Administrative regions

Iran's thirty-one provinces were divided into five regions on 22 June 2014, based on a decision of Ministry of Interior.[2] In the division, the adjacency, geographical location and similarities of the provinces were considered.[2]

The Constitution of Iran does not provide for regions and they are not the constituent units of the country, but exist purely for the convenience of governmental administration.

Roles and Purpose

According to Javad Naserian, Ministry of Interior's Management Development and Human Resources Vice-Minister, the purpose of this division of provinces was creation of synergy, transfer of experience, information exchange, and regional development. Also, it now provides an intermediate level where provinces can discuss their problems among themselves, instead of going immediately to Tehran.[2]

Function

The intention was for each region to have regularly schedued meetings of the constituent provinces' Governor-generals, rotating the meeting place through the provincial capitals.. The host province would provide the chairman of each meeting. A regional secretariat would be established in the capital city of the main province of each region, with a coordinating bureau in the Ministry of Interior headquarters in Tehran.[2]

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Region Capital Provinces Population Area Notes Map
Region 1 Tehran Alborz Province
Golestan Province
Mazandaran Province
Qazvin Province
Qom Province
Semnan Province
Tehran Province
23,343,033 193,109
Region 2 Esfahan Bushehr Province
Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province
Fars Province
Hormozgan Province
Isfahan Province
Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province
12,973,089 354,885
Region 3 Tabriz Ardabil Province
East Azerbaijan Province
Gilan Province
Kordestan Province
West Azerbaijan Province
Zanjan Province
12,782,820 165,839
Region 4 Kermanshah Hamadan Province
Ilam Province
Kermanshah Province
Khuzestan Province
Lorestan Province
Markazi Province
11,739,552 185,978
Region 5 Mashhad Kerman Province
North Khorasan Province
Razavi Khorasan Province
Sistan and Baluchestan Province
South Khorasan Province
Yazd Province
13,145,227 734,576

Historical and geographical regions

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Histories, travel books and economic analysises often refer to less formal, more historical or geographical, Iranian regions. The borders of these are not fixed and often have changed over time, and even overlapped at the same time.

References

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