PROVINCE

CHIEF TOWN

AVERAGE ALTITUDE (meters above sea level)

DISTANCE FROM TEHRAN (km.)

NUMBER OF CITIES

GEOGRAPHICAL POSITION.

AREA (m²)

Tehran

Tehran

1200

-

8

Central North

18,956

Qom

Qom

933

130

Central North

Isfahan

Isfahan

1590

420

15

Central North

105,937

Fars

Shiraz

1600

920

17

Central South

133

Semnan

Semnan

1100

220

3

Central

98,515

Buyerahmad

Yasuj

1153

2

West

Golestan

Gorgan

120

420

3

Northwest

Mazandaran

Sari

30

277

8

North

46,456

Gilan

Resht

50

323

9

North

14,811

Lorestan

Khoram Abad

1170

500

2

West

Chaharmahal

Shahre Kord

2040

540

5

West

16,532

Balucestan

Zahedan

1370

1605

4

Southeast

Kerman

Kerman

1749

1076

10

South east

175

Yazd

Yazd

1222

690

7

Central

72,156

Khorasan

Mashad

985

910

22

Northwest

313,335

E Azarbaijan

Tabriz

1405

624

11

Northwest

45,261

W.Azarbaijan

Urumie

1342

946

13

Northwest

43,66

Ardebil

Ardebil

1372

588

8

Northwest

18