Largest Cities in Iran
Facts about Iran (Islamic Republic)
Official languages: Persian, Kurdish
Capital: Tehran
Area: 1,648,000 km²
Population: 76.9 million residents
Population density: 46.68 residents per km²
Currency: IRR
Internet TLD: .ir
ISO codes: IR, IRN, 364
The telephone code for Iran (Islamic Republic) is +98
Flag of Iran
The flag of Iran is composed of three horizontal stripes of green, white and red. Green traditionally represents Islam, the white stripe, which is slightly wider, represents hope and peace, and the red stripe is supposed to give courage in battle. These colors were adopted as national as early as 1907, but the central motif of the flag until 1979, when Iran became an Islamic Republic, was a lion with a sword facing the rising sun. It was later replaced by a red tulip motif, which is composed of five parts, each of which represents one of the pillars of Islam. The border between the green and white stripe and the red and white stripe is formed by eleven inscriptions “God is great” written in the ancient Kufa script.
(The) Iran (Persian ايران Irān, completely Islamic Republic of Iran), before 1935 at the international level Persia, is a state in the Middle East. See Iran Location on World Map. With around 80 million residents (as of 2016) and an area of 1,648,195 square kilometers, it is one of the 20 largest and most populous countries in the world. The capital, largest city and economic and cultural center of Iran is Tehran, other megacities are Mashhad, Isfahan, Tabriz, Karaj, Shiraz, Ahvaz and Qom. Since the Islamic Revolution in 1979, Iran has been a state that calls itself the Islamic Republic.
Iran consists largely of high mountains and dry, desert-like basins. Its location between the Caspian Sea and the Strait of Hormuz on the Persian Gulf makes it an area of great geostrategic importance with a long history going back to antiquity.
Thanks to its natural resources, above all the largest natural gas and fourth largest oil reserves in the world, Iran has a great influence on the world’s supply of fossil fuels. Apart from that, the Iranian economy was in a deep crisis for a long time, partly due to the high proportion of inefficient state-owned companies, corruption and the sanctions in the wake of the conflict over the Iranian nuclear program.
Biggest Cities of Iran by Population
| # | City | Population | Latitude | Longitude |
| 1 | Tehran, Iran | 7,153,420 | 35.6944 | 51.4215 |
| 2 | Mashhad, Iran | 2,307,288 | 36.3156 | 59.568 |
| 3 | Isfahan, Iran | 1,547,275 | 32.6525 | 51.6746 |
| 4 | Karaj, Iran | 1,448,186 | 35.8327 | 50.9916 |
| 5 | Tabriz, Iran | 1,424,752 | 38.08 | 46.2919 |
| 6 | Shiraz, Iran | 1,250,053 | 29.6103 | 52.5311 |
| 7 | Qom, Iran | 900,111 | 34.6401 | 50.8764 |
| 8 | Ahvaz, Iran | 841,256 | 31.319 | 48.6842 |
| 9 | Pasragad Branch, Iran | 787,989 | 34.7777 | 48.4717 |
| 10 | Kahriz, Iran | 766,817 | 34.3838 | 47.0553 |
| 11 | Kermanshah, Iran | 621,211 | 34.3142 | 47.065 |
| 12 | Rasht, Iran | 594,701 | 37.2761 | 49.5886 |
| 13 | Kerman, Iran | 577,625 | 30.2832 | 57.0788 |
| 14 | Orumiyeh, Iran | 577,418 | 37.5527 | 45.076 |
| 15 | Zahedan, Iran | 552,091 | 29.4963 | 60.8629 |
| 16 | Hamadan, Iran | 528,367 | 34.7992 | 48.5146 |
| 17 | Azadshahr, Iran | 514,213 | 34.7905 | 48.5701 |
| 18 | Arak, Iran | 503,758 | 34.0949 | 49.6981 |
| 19 | Yazd, Iran | 478,016 | 31.8972 | 54.3675 |
| 20 | Ardabil, Iran | 410,864 | 38.2498 | 48.2933 |
| 21 | Abadan, Iran | 370,291 | 30.3392 | 48.3043 |
| 22 | Zanjan, Iran | 357,582 | 36.6764 | 48.4963 |
| 23 | Bandar Abbas, Iran | 352,284 | 27.1865 | 56.2808 |
| 24 | Sanandaj, Iran | 349,287 | 35.3149 | 46.9988 |
| 25 | Qazvin, Iran | 333,746 | 36.2688 | 50.0041 |
| 26 | Khorramshahr, Iran | 330,717 | 30.4408 | 48.1843 |
| 27 | Khorramabad, Iran | 329,936 | 33.4878 | 48.3558 |
| 28 | Khomeyni Shahr, Iran | 277,445 | 32.6856 | 51.5361 |
| 29 | Sari, Iran | 255,507 | 36.5633 | 53.0601 |
| 30 | Borujerd, Iran | 252,069 | 33.8973 | 48.7516 |
| 31 | Qarchak, Iran | 251,945 | 35.4287 | 51.5754 |
| 32 | Gorgan, Iran | 245,048 | 36.8427 | 54.4439 |
| 33 | Sabzevar, Iran | 226,294 | 36.2126 | 57.6819 |
| 34 | Najafabad, Iran | 223,561 | 32.6344 | 51.3668 |
| 35 | Neyshabur, Iran | 221,040 | 36.2133 | 58.7957 |
| 36 | Nazarabad, Iran | 213,499 | 35.9541 | 50.6061 |
| 37 | Bukan, Iran | 213,442 | 36.521 | 46.2089 |
| 38 | Sirjan, Iran | 207,756 | 29.4514 | 55.6809 |
| 39 | Babol, Iran | 202,907 | 36.5513 | 52.679 |
| 40 | Amol, Iran | 199,493 | 36.4696 | 52.3507 |
| 41 | Birjand, Iran | 197,093 | 32.8663 | 59.2211 |
| 42 | Bojnurd, Iran | 192,152 | 37.4747 | 57.329 |
| 43 | Varamin, Iran | 179,714 | 35.3242 | 51.6457 |
| 44 | Malayer, Iran | 176,684 | 34.3016 | 48.8217 |
| 45 | Saveh, Iran | 175,644 | 35.0213 | 50.3566 |
| 46 | Khowy, Iran | 175,481 | 38.5503 | 44.9521 |
| 47 | Bushehr, Iran | 165,488 | 28.9689 | 50.8366 |
| 48 | Mahabad, Iran | 162,545 | 36.7631 | 45.7222 |
| 49 | Saqqez, Iran | 151,348 | 36.2499 | 46.2735 |
| 50 | Rafsanjan, Iran | 147,791 | 30.4067 | 55.9939 |
| 51 | Ilam, Iran | 141,051 | 33.6374 | 46.4227 |
| 52 | Miandoab, Iran | 132,930 | 36.9667 | 46.1096 |
| 53 | Shahrud, Iran | 132,000 | 36.4182 | 54.9763 |
| 54 | Gonbad-e Kavus, Iran | 131,527 | 37.25 | 55.1672 |
| 55 | Iranshahr, Iran | 131,343 | 27.2024 | 60.6848 |
| 56 | Shahr-e Kord, Iran | 129,264 | 32.3256 | 50.8644 |
| 57 | Torbat-e Heydariyeh, Iran | 125,744 | 35.274 | 59.2195 |
| 58 | Semnan, Iran | 124,937 | 35.5769 | 53.3921 |
| 59 | Marand, Iran | 124,302 | 38.4329 | 45.7749 |
| 60 | Zabol, Iran | 122,100 | 31.0306 | 61.4949 |
| 61 | Quchan, Iran | 111,863 | 37.106 | 58.5095 |
| 62 | Masjed Soleyman, Iran | 111,621 | 31.9364 | 49.3039 |
| 63 | Bandar-e Anzali, Iran | 110,937 | 37.4732 | 49.4579 |
| 64 | Baneh, Iran | 104,910 | 35.9975 | 45.8853 |
| 65 | Parsabad, Iran | 101,772 | 39.6482 | 47.9174 |
| 66 | Kuhdasht, Iran | 100,319 | 33.5334 | 47.61 |
| 67 | Bam, Iran | 99,379 | 29.106 | 58.357 |
| 68 | Akbarabad, Iran | 98,453 | 29.2464 | 52.7793 |
| 69 | Fasa, Iran | 98,172 | 28.9383 | 53.6482 |
| 70 | Yasuj, Iran | 96,897 | 30.6682 | 51.588 |
| 71 | Kashmar, Iran | 96,262 | 35.2383 | 58.4656 |
| 72 | Dogonbadan, Iran | 94,749 | 30.3586 | 50.7981 |
| 73 | Kazerun, Iran | 94,622 | 29.6195 | 51.6541 |
| 74 | Ahar, Iran | 94,459 | 38.4774 | 47.0699 |
| 75 | Behshahr, Iran | 93,611 | 36.6923 | 53.5526 |
| 76 | Marivan, Iran | 91,775 | 35.5183 | 46.183 |
| 77 | Aligudarz, Iran | 91,152 | 33.404 | 49.6918 |
| 78 | Alvand, Iran | 90,111 | 36.1893 | 50.0643 |
| 79 | Qorveh, Iran | 88,064 | 35.1664 | 47.8056 |
| 80 | Borazjan, Iran | 86,170 | 29.2699 | 51.2188 |
| 81 | Shirvan, Iran | 82,901 | 37.3967 | 57.9295 |
| 82 | Salmas, Iran | 81,717 | 38.1973 | 44.7653 |
| 83 | Bonab, Iran | 80,470 | 37.3404 | 46.0561 |
| 84 | Shahre Jadide Andisheh, Iran | 80,111 | 35.6803 | 51.0193 |
| 85 | Behbahan, Iran | 79,438 | 30.5959 | 50.2417 |
| 86 | Shushtar, Iran | 77,618 | 32.0497 | 48.8484 |
| 87 | Khomeyn, Iran | 77,536 | 33.6389 | 50.08 |
| 88 | Nahavand, Iran | 76,361 | 34.1909 | 48.3745 |
| 89 | Alvand, Iran | 75,000 | 36.3189 | 49.1677 |
| 90 | Naqadeh, Iran | 73,639 | 36.9553 | 45.388 |
| 91 | Nurabad, Iran | 73,639 | 34.0734 | 47.9725 |
| 92 | Takestan, Iran | 71,610 | 36.0706 | 49.6957 |
| 93 | Minab, Iran | 70,901 | 27.131 | 57.0872 |
| 94 | Abhar, Iran | 70,000 | 36.1468 | 49.218 |
| 95 | Dehdasht, Iran | 69,837 | 30.7949 | 50.5646 |
| 96 | Chalus, Iran | 69,749 | 36.655 | 51.4204 |
| 97 | Khash, Iran | 69,714 | 28.2211 | 61.2158 |
| 98 | Langarud, Iran | 68,259 | 37.1955 | 50.1526 |
| 99 | Damghan, Iran | 67,805 | 36.1679 | 54.3429 |
| 100 | Firuzabad, Iran | 66,669 | 28.8438 | 52.5707 |
| 101 | Nurabad, Iran | 64,152 | 30.114 | 51.5217 |
| 102 | Darab, Iran | 63,430 | 28.7519 | 54.5444 |
| 103 | Robat Karim, Iran | 62,864 | 35.4846 | 51.0829 |
| 104 | Piranshahr, Iran | 62,084 | 36.701 | 45.1413 |
| 105 | Kamyaran, Iran | 61,753 | 34.7956 | 46.9355 |
| 106 | Esfarayen, Iran | 59,789 | 37.0765 | 57.5101 |
| 107 | Asadabad, Iran | 59,728 | 34.7824 | 48.1201 |
| 108 | Zarand, Iran | 59,094 | 30.8127 | 56.564 |
| 109 | Torbat-e Jam, Iran | 59,039 | 35.244 | 60.6225 |
| 110 | Shahriar, Iran | 58,960 | 35.6588 | 51.0578 |
| 111 | Ardakan, Iran | 58,945 | 32.31 | 54.0175 |
| 112 | Harsin, Iran | 57,758 | 34.2721 | 47.5861 |
| 113 | Abadeh, Iran | 57,099 | 31.1608 | 52.6506 |
| 114 | Malard, Iran | 56,856 | 35.6659 | 50.9767 |
| 115 | Abyek, Iran | 55,239 | 36.0667 | 50.55 |
| 116 | Bijar, Iran | 53,982 | 35.8668 | 47.6051 |
| 117 | Pishva, Iran | 53,967 | 35.308 | 51.7267 |
| 118 | Kangavar, Iran | 53,525 | 34.5043 | 47.9653 |
| 119 | Bandar-e Genaveh, Iran | 52,861 | 29.5791 | 50.517 |
| 120 | Borujen, Iran | 52,765 | 31.9652 | 51.2873 |
| 121 | Shahr-e Babak, Iran | 52,520 | 30.1165 | 55.1186 |
| 122 | Shush, Iran | 52,395 | 32.1942 | 48.2436 |
| 123 | Meybod, Iran | 51,985 | 32.2501 | 54.0166 |
| 124 | Sarpol-e Zahab, Iran | 51,722 | 34.4611 | 45.8626 |
| 125 | Takab, Iran | 51,652 | 36.4009 | 47.1133 |
| 126 | Khalkhal, Iran | 51,135 | 37.6184 | 48.5293 |
| 127 | Oshnaviyeh, Iran | 50,772 | 37.0397 | 45.0983 |
| 128 | Khorramdarreh, Iran | 50,639 | 36.2078 | 49.1953 |
| 129 | Tabas, Iran | 50,104 | 33.5959 | 56.9244 |
| 130 | Falavarjan, Iran | 49,954 | 32.5553 | 51.5097 |
| 131 | Istgah-e Rah Ahan-e Garmsar, Iran | 49,602 | 35.2346 | 52.3094 |
| 132 | Rehnan, Iran | 49,254 | 32.6833 | 51.6016 |
| 133 | Neka, Iran | 48,958 | 36.6508 | 53.299 |
| 134 | Babolsar, Iran | 48,162 | 36.7025 | 52.6576 |
| 135 | Azadshahr, Iran | 47,701 | 37.0864 | 55.1722 |
| 136 | Rudsar, Iran | 47,613 | 37.137 | 50.2917 |
| 137 | Azna, Iran | 47,593 | 33.6095 | 48.9307 |
| 138 | Chabahar, Iran | 47,398 | 25.2919 | 60.643 |
| 139 | Omidiyeh, Iran | 47,094 | 30.7628 | 49.7023 |
| 140 | Chenaran, Iran | 47,051 | 36.6455 | 59.1212 |
| 141 | Sarakhs, Iran | 46,610 | 36.5449 | 61.1577 |
| 142 | Dehloran, Iran | 46,113 | 32.6941 | 47.2679 |
| 143 | Neyriz, Iran | 45,617 | 29.1988 | 54.3278 |
| 144 | Hashtpar, Iran | 45,416 | 37.7966 | 48.9052 |
| 145 | Golpayegan, Iran | 45,027 | 33.4537 | 50.2884 |
| 146 | Gonabad, Iran | 43,576 | 34.3529 | 58.6837 |
| 147 | Sonqor, Iran | 43,285 | 34.7819 | 47.5994 |
| 148 | Astaneh-ye Ashrafiyeh, Iran | 42,895 | 37.2632 | 49.9432 |
| 149 | Susangerd, Iran | 41,554 | 31.5635 | 48.1896 |
| 150 | Shahin Dezh, Iran | 41,553 | 36.6793 | 46.5669 |
| 151 | Ravar, Iran | 40,278 | 31.2656 | 56.8055 |
| 152 | Qa’en, Iran | 40,268 | 33.7265 | 59.1844 |
| 153 | Nowshahr, Iran | 40,111 | 36.6485 | 51.4962 |
| 154 | Astara, Iran | 39,176 | 38.4291 | 48.872 |
| 155 | Ramhormoz, Iran | 38,932 | 31.28 | 49.6035 |
| 156 | Javanrud, Iran | 38,768 | 34.7961 | 46.5172 |
| 157 | Qasr-e Qand, Iran | 37,833 | 26.2483 | 60.7525 |
| 158 | Taybad, Iran | 37,624 | 34.74 | 60.7756 |
| 159 | Tonekabon, Iran | 37,612 | 36.8163 | 50.8738 |
| 160 | Dorcheh Piaz, Iran | 37,573 | 32.6153 | 51.5556 |
| 161 | Shadegan, Iran | 37,331 | 30.6492 | 48.665 |
| 162 | Bardsir, Iran | 37,303 | 29.9227 | 56.5743 |
| 163 | Mahriz, Iran | 36,831 | 31.5843 | 54.4428 |
| 164 | Eqbaliyeh, Iran | 36,820 | 35.3022 | 51.5358 |
| 165 | Mohr, Iran | 35,111 | 27.5552 | 52.8836 |
| 166 | Fereydunkenar, Iran | 34,208 | 36.6864 | 52.5225 |
| 167 | Kalaleh, Iran | 33,811 | 37.379 | 55.493 |
| 168 | Kelishad va Sudarjan, Iran | 33,741 | 32.5512 | 51.5276 |
| 169 | Dowlatabad, Iran | 33,718 | 32.7998 | 51.6955 |
| 170 | Delijan, Iran | 33,619 | 33.9905 | 50.6838 |
| 171 | Farrokh Shahr, Iran | 32,502 | 32.2717 | 50.9801 |
| 172 | Qarah Zia’ od Din, Iran | 32,058 | 38.8915 | 45.0255 |
| 173 | Bafq, Iran | 31,326 | 31.6035 | 55.4025 |
| 174 | Pasargad, Iran | 29,936 | 30.2019 | 53.18 |
| 175 | `Ajab Shir, Iran | 29,786 | 37.4776 | 45.8943 |
| 176 | Qahderijan, Iran | 29,503 | 32.5767 | 51.455 |
| 177 | Damavand, Iran | 29,255 | 35.7184 | 52.0696 |
| 178 | Bahar, Iran | 28,756 | 34.9072 | 48.4414 |
| 179 | Juybar, Iran | 28,515 | 36.6412 | 52.9124 |
| 180 | Bardaskan, Iran | 28,344 | 35.2622 | 57.9707 |
| 181 | Fuman, Iran | 27,874 | 37.224 | 49.3125 |
| 182 | Aleshtar, Iran | 27,812 | 33.8642 | 48.2626 |
| 183 | Semirom, Iran | 27,331 | 31.4167 | 51.5667 |
| 184 | Gerash, Iran | 25,427 | 27.6697 | 54.1359 |
| 185 | Farsan, Iran | 25,182 | 32.2569 | 50.561 |
| 186 | Qeshm, Iran | 25,111 | 26.9492 | 56.2691 |
| 187 | Darreh Shahr, Iran | 25,072 | 33.1445 | 47.3799 |
| 188 | Bandar-e Lengeh, Iran | 22,879 | 26.5579 | 54.8807 |
| 189 | Aghajari, Iran | 21,896 | 30.7006 | 49.8315 |
| 190 | Khvansar, Iran | 21,257 | 33.2205 | 50.315 |
| 191 | Mahdishahr, Iran | 21,111 | 35.7107 | 53.3539 |
| 192 | Kish, Iran | 21,033 | 26.5578 | 54.0194 |
| 193 | Abrisham, Iran | 20,111 | 32.5561 | 51.5732 |
| 194 | Ramshir, Iran | 19,565 | 30.8932 | 49.4079 |
| 195 | Taft, Iran | 19,505 | 31.7438 | 54.2028 |
| 196 | Abdanan, Iran | 19,471 | 32.9926 | 47.4198 |
| 197 | Paveh, Iran | 17,890 | 35.0434 | 46.3565 |
| 198 | Padegan-e Manjil, Iran | 17,507 | 36.7415 | 49.4161 |
| 199 | Nikshahr, Iran | 17,111 | 26.2258 | 60.2143 |
| 200 | Hashtrud, Iran | 16,999 | 37.4779 | 47.0508 |
| 201 | Ardestan, Iran | 16,169 | 33.3761 | 52.3694 |
| 202 | Tafresh, Iran | 14,510 | 34.6931 | 50.016 |
| 203 | Fannuj, Iran | 13,111 | 26.5758 | 59.6397 |
| 204 | Mehran, Iran | 11,942 | 33.1222 | 46.1646 |
| 205 | Fareydunshahr, Iran | 11,673 | 32.941 | 50.121 |
| 206 | Sharifabad, Iran | 8,981 | 35.4275 | 51.7853 |
| 207 | Khark, Iran | 8,307 | 29.2614 | 50.3306 |
| 208 | Shahrak-e Pabedana, Iran | 6,614 | 31.1344 | 56.3981 |
| 209 | Nashtarud, Iran | 5,948 | 36.7509 | 51.0236 |
| 210 | Shahrak-e Emam Hasan, Iran | 5,505 | 35.4885 | 51.3457 |
| 211 | Aq Qayeh, Iran | 5,225 | 37.2747 | 55.1589 |
Iran: Tehran
According to Abbreviation Finder, the name Tehran comes from Old Persian and roughly means “warm place”. That already indicates that the summers in the city are very dry and hot. Tehran is between 900 and 1500 meters above sea level. Pretty high, isn’t it?
Several times a year there are light earthquakes in the capital of Iran, as the city is located in an earthquake-prone zone. Scientists have found that there could be a powerful quake about every 150 years that would destroy large parts of the city.
Neighboring countries of Iran