{"id":31,"date":"2015-12-10T04:07:33","date_gmt":"2015-12-10T04:07:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/67.222.8.26\/~irmapcom\/wordpress\/?page_id=31"},"modified":"2015-12-17T11:24:25","modified_gmt":"2015-12-17T11:24:25","slug":"geography-cities","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.iranmap.com\/i\/geography-cities\/","title":{"rendered":"Geography &#038; Cities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- onsite-txt --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:inline-block;width:468px;height:15px\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9334026102155055\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"2911505360\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>Iran<\/strong> is situated in Southwest Asia, bordering the Gulf of Oman, the Persian Gulf, and the Caspian Sea, between Iraq and Pakistan. Iran is one of the world&#8217;s most mountainous countries. Its mountains have helped to shape both the political and the economic history of the country for several centuries. The mountains enclose several broad basins, or plateaus, on which major agricultural and urban settlements are located. Until the twentieth century, when major highways and railroads were constructed through the mountains to connect the population centers, these basins tended to be relatively isolatedfrom one another.<br \/>\n<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.iranmap.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Iran-provinces-map-in-Farsi-300x274.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"Iran provinces map\" width=\"400\" height=\"374\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5840\" \/><br \/>\n<br \/>\nTypically, one major town dominated each basin, and there were complex economic relationships between the town and the hundreds of villages that surrounded it. In the higher elevations of the mountains rimming the basins, tribally organized groups practiced transhumance, moving with their herds of sheep and goats between traditionally established summer and winter pastures. There are no major river systems in the country, and historically transportation was by means of caravans that followed routes traversing gaps and passes in the mountains. The mountains also impeded easy access to the Persian Gulf and the Caspian Sea.<\/p>\n<p>With an area of 1,648,000 square kilometers, Iran ranks sixteenth in size among the countries of the world. Iran is about one-fifth the size of the continental United States, or slightly larger than the combined area of the contiguous states of California, Arizona, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, and Idaho.<\/p>\n<p>Located in southwestern Asia, Iran shares its northern borders with former Soviet Union republics Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Turkmenistan. These borders extend for more than 2,000 kilometers, including nearly 650 kilometers of water along the southern shore of the Caspian Sea. Iran&#8217;s western borders are with Turkey in the north and Iraq in the south, terminating at the Shatt al Arab (which Iranians call the Arvand Rud).<\/p>\n<p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.iranmap.com\/images\/cities\/2.jpg\" alt=\"Iran nature\" \/>\n<\/p>\n<p>The Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman littorals form the entire 1,770 kilometer southern border. To the east lie Afghanistan on the north and Pakistan on the south. Iran&#8217;s diagonal distance from Azerbaijan in the northwest to Baluchestan va Sistan in the southeast is approximately 2,333 kilometers.<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><a \" href=\"http:\/\/www.iranmap.com\/mappage\/mapfl.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Map of Iran Provinces<\/b><\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\n<\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 350pt;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"466\">\n<col style=\"width: 135pt;\" width=\"180\"><\/col>\n<col style=\"width: 73pt;\" width=\"97\"><\/col>\n<col style=\"width: 142pt;\" width=\"189\"><\/col>\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 15pt;\" height=\"20\">\n<td class=\"xl24\" style=\"height: 15pt; width: 135pt;\" width=\"180\" height=\"20\"><strong> Province<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"xl24\" style=\"width: 73pt;\" width=\"97\"><strong>Capital<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"xl24\" style=\"width: 142pt;\" width=\"189\"><strong>Area<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 12.75pt;\" height=\"17\">\n<td style=\"height: 12.75pt;\" height=\"17\">Qom<\/td>\n<td>Qom<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl25\">11,526 km\u00b2 (4,450 sq mi)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 12.75pt;\" height=\"17\">\n<td style=\"height: 12.75pt;\" height=\"17\">Hamadan<\/td>\n<td>Hamadan<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl25\">19,368 km\u00b2 (7,478 sq mi)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 12.75pt;\" height=\"17\">\n<td style=\"height: 12.75pt;\" height=\"17\">Golestan<\/td>\n<td>Gorgan<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl25\">20,195 km\u00b2 (7,797 sq mi)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 12.75pt;\" height=\"17\">\n<td style=\"height: 12.75pt;\" height=\"17\">Azarbaijan, West<\/td>\n<td>Urmia<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl25\">37,437 km\u00b2 (14,455 sq mi)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 12.75pt;\" height=\"17\">\n<td style=\"height: 12.75pt;\" height=\"17\">Kermanshah<\/td>\n<td>Kermanshah<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl25\">24,998 km\u00b2 (9,652 sq mi)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 12.75pt;\" height=\"17\">\n<td style=\"height: 12.75pt;\" height=\"17\">Azarbaijan, East<\/td>\n<td>Tabriz<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl25\">45,650 km\u00b2 (17,630 sq mi)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 12.75pt;\" height=\"17\">\n<td style=\"height: 12.75pt;\" height=\"17\">Qazvin<\/td>\n<td>Qazvin<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl25\">15,549 km\u00b2 (6,004 sq mi)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 12.75pt;\" height=\"17\">\n<td style=\"height: 12.75pt;\" height=\"17\">Ardabil<\/td>\n<td>Ardabil<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl25\">17,800 km\u00b2 (6,900 sq mi)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 12.75pt;\" height=\"17\">\n<td style=\"height: 12.75pt;\" height=\"17\">Yazd<\/td>\n<td>Yazd<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl25\">129,285 km\u00b2 (49,917 sq mi)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 12.75pt;\" height=\"17\">\n<td style=\"height: 12.75pt;\" height=\"17\">Khorasan, South<\/td>\n<td>Birjand<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl25\">69,555 km\u00b2 (26,855 sq mi)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 12.75pt;\" height=\"17\">\n<td style=\"height: 12.75pt;\" height=\"17\">Khuzestan<\/td>\n<td>Ahvaz<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl25\">64,055 km\u00b2 (24,732 sq mi)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 12.75pt;\" height=\"17\">\n<td style=\"height: 12.75pt;\" height=\"17\">Tehran<\/td>\n<td>Tehran<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl25\">18,814 km\u00b2 (7,264 sq mi)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 12.75pt;\" height=\"17\">\n<td style=\"height: 12.75pt;\" height=\"17\">Lorestan<\/td>\n<td>Khorramabad<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl25\">28,294 km\u00b2 (10,924 sq mi)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 12.75pt;\" height=\"17\">\n<td style=\"height: 12.75pt;\" height=\"17\">Semnan<\/td>\n<td>Semnan<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl25\">97,491 km\u00b2 (37,641 sq mi)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 12.75pt;\" height=\"17\">\n<td style=\"height: 12.75pt;\" height=\"17\">Kurdistan<\/td>\n<td>Sanandaj<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl25\">29,137 km\u00b2 (11,250 sq mi)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 12.75pt;\" height=\"17\">\n<td style=\"height: 12.75pt;\" height=\"17\">Chahar Mahaal and Bakhtiari<\/td>\n<td>Shahrekord<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl25\">16,332 km\u00b2 (6,306 sq mi)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 12.75pt;\" height=\"17\">\n<td style=\"height: 12.75pt;\" height=\"17\">Markazi<\/td>\n<td>Arak<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl25\">29,130 km\u00b2 (11,250 sq mi)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 12.75pt;\" height=\"17\">\n<td style=\"height: 12.75pt;\" height=\"17\">Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad<\/td>\n<td>Yasuj<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl25\">15,504 km\u00b2 (5,986 sq mi)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 12.75pt;\" height=\"17\">\n<td style=\"height: 12.75pt;\" height=\"17\">Zanjan<\/td>\n<td>Zanjan<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl25\">21,773 km\u00b2 (8,407 sq mi)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 12.75pt;\" height=\"17\">\n<td style=\"height: 12.75pt;\" height=\"17\">Isfahan<\/td>\n<td>Isfahan<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl25\">107,029 km\u00b2 (41,324 sq mi)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 12.75pt;\" height=\"17\">\n<td style=\"height: 12.75pt;\" height=\"17\">Khorasan, Razavi<\/td>\n<td>Mashhad<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl25\">144,681 km\u00b2 (55,862 sq mi)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 12.75pt;\" height=\"17\">\n<td style=\"height: 12.75pt;\" height=\"17\">Bushehr<\/td>\n<td>Bushehr<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl25\">22,743 km\u00b2 (8,781 sq mi)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 12.75pt;\" height=\"17\">\n<td style=\"height: 12.75pt;\" height=\"17\">Fars<\/td>\n<td>Shiraz<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl25\">122,608 km\u00b2 (47,339 sq mi)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 12.75pt;\" height=\"17\">\n<td style=\"height: 12.75pt;\" height=\"17\">Khorasan, North<\/td>\n<td>Bojnourd<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl25\">28,434 km\u00b2 (10,978 sq mi)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 12.75pt;\" height=\"17\">\n<td style=\"height: 12.75pt;\" height=\"17\">Ilam<\/td>\n<td>Ilam<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl25\">20,133 km\u00b2 (7,773 sq mi)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 12.75pt;\" height=\"17\">\n<td style=\"height: 12.75pt;\" height=\"17\">Hormozgan<\/td>\n<td>Bandar Abbas<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl25\">70,669 km\u00b2 (27,285 sq mi)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 12.75pt;\" height=\"17\">\n<td style=\"height: 12.75pt;\" height=\"17\">Gilan<\/td>\n<td>Rasht<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl25\">14,042 km\u00b2 (5,422 sq mi)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 12.75pt;\" height=\"17\">\n<td style=\"height: 12.75pt;\" height=\"17\">Kerman<\/td>\n<td>Kerman<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl25\">180,836 km\u00b2 (69,821 sq mi)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 12.75pt;\" height=\"17\">\n<td style=\"height: 12.75pt;\" height=\"17\">Sistan and Baluchistan<\/td>\n<td>Zahedan<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl25\">181,785 km\u00b2 (70,188 sq mi)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 12.75pt;\" height=\"17\">\n<td style=\"height: 12.75pt;\" height=\"17\">Mazandaran<\/td>\n<td>Sari<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl25\">23,701 km\u00b2 (9,151 sq mi)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 12.75pt;\" height=\"17\">\n<td style=\"height: 12.75pt;\" height=\"17\">Iran (Total)<\/td>\n<td>Tehran<\/td>\n<td class=\"xl25\">1,628,554 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