Map of Iran
Islamic Republic of Iran
Iran is located in Western Asia. Below you can see where Iran sits on the map, its national outline, and an interactive map you can pan and zoom, centered on the capital, Tehran.
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Administrative divisions of Iran
Iran is divided into 31 provinces.
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- Alborz
- Ardebil
- Bushehr
- Chahar Mahall and Bakhtiari
- East Azarbaijan
- Esfahan
- Fars
- Gilan
- Golestan
- Hamadan
- Hormozgan
- Ilam
- Kerman
- Kermanshah
- Khuzestan
- Kohgiluyeh and Buyer Ahmad
- Kordestan
- Lorestan
- Markazi
- Mazandaran
- North Khorasan
- Qazvin
- Qom
- Razavi Khorasan
- Semnan
- Sistan and Baluchestan
- South Khorasan
- Tehran
- West Azarbaijan
- Yazd
- Zanjan
Administrative boundaries and names from Natural Earth (public domain); they may lag recent reorganizations.
Where is Iran?
Iran lies in Western Asia. Its geographic centre is at about 32.43° N, 53.69° E, and the capital, Tehran, is at 35.69° N, 51.39° E.
With 1,648,195 km², it is the 6th-largest of the 46 countries in Asia — about 6.8 times the size of the United Kingdom.
Iran lies entirely in the Northern Hemisphere.
Neighbouring countries: Turkey, Iraq, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Armenia.
Geography of Iran
- Continent
- Asia
- Region
- Western Asia
- Area
- 1,648,195 km²
- Geographic centre
- 32.43° N, 53.69° E
- Capital (Tehran)
- 35.69° N, 51.39° E
- Size rank in Asia
- 6 of 46
- Highest point
- Mount Damavand (5,610 m)
- Land borders
- 7
Bordering countries: Turkey, Iraq, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Armenia.