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The drawing: Drawn for this site from Natural Earth 5.1.2, ne_10m_admin_1_states_provinces (scale 1:10,000,000), https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvkelso/natural-earth-vector/v5.1.2/geojson/ne_10m_admin_1_states_provinces.geojson, downloaded 2026-09-19. Surrounding land from Natural Earth 5.1.2, ne_10m_admin_0_countries (scale 1:10,000,000), https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvkelso/natural-earth-vector/v5.1.2/geojson/ne_10m_admin_0_countries.geojson, downloaded 2026-09-19. Capitals from Natural Earth 5.1.2, ne_10m_populated_places_simple (scale 1:10,000,000), https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvkelso/natural-earth-vector/v5.1.2/geojson/ne_10m_populated_places_simple.geojson, downloaded 2026-09-19. Lambert azimuthal equal-area projection centred on 33.3°N 52.4°E. Outlines simplified; small islands are left out. Licence: public domain (Natural Earth terms of use: https://www.naturalearthdata.com/about/terms-of-use/)
How it works
This Iran outline map shows its 31 provinces, from East and West Azerbaijan in the north-west to Sistan and Baluchestan in the south-east. Switch Borders off for the plain outline of the country.
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Blank, numbered or named
The sheet opens blank. Choose Numbered to put a number on each of the 31 provinces of Iran, or Named for their names, then press Print this map; the answer key prints on its own sheet.
Largest and newest
Kerman is the largest province, ahead of Sistan and Baluchestan. Alborz, west of Tehran, is the newest and smallest: it was split from Tehran province in 2010. Razavi Khorasan, in the north-east, holds Mashhad, the second largest city, and Isfahan province holds Isfahan, the third.
Give students the two seas to start from: the Caspian on the north and the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman on the south.
Questions and answers
How many provinces does Iran have?
Thirty-one, since Alborz was split from Tehran province in 2010. All 31 are numbered on this map.
Which province is Tehran in?
Tehran province, in the north below the Alborz mountains. The capital, Tehran, is the largest city of Iran.
Which is the largest province?
Kerman, in the south-east, followed by Sistan and Baluchestan on the borders with Pakistan and Afghanistan.