The most holiest city in Iran and its name means the burial place of a martyr.

Iranian place names. Urban planning Ābādān. This is a list of cities in Iran categorized by province. Iran has 31 provinces and 1245 cities.

Place Name Related Comments Namesakes. This is the name of a country in western Asia formerly called Persia in the West. This an alphabetically ordered list of cities and towns in Iran.

The ancient realms of Assyria Babylonia Date. Pictures of Rasht and Village of Masouleh. Meaning History.

The Persians were established in three areas. 80 rows First names. This waterway leads towards the historic Qavam.

To the south of Lake Urmia the tradional name also cited as Lake Orumiyeh to which it has reverted after being called Lake Rezaiyeh under the Pahlavis on the northern border of the kingdom of the Elamites. Learn how Indigenous place names help to preserve revitalize and strengthen Indigenous languages and cultures and their connection to the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. The census years listed below comes from the Statistical Center of Iran.

The cities that are bold are capitals of provinces counties districts. See also city. Since the year 2006 the country of Iran has had a census every 5 years.