Destinations
Iran: cities and how to get around
103 cities with airports, stations, hotels and the journeys between them, from public data.
Iran has 103 cities on this site, including the capital, Tehran. Each one has an overview and pages for flights, hotels, trains, buses, driving and things to do, built from public data, plus city-to-city pages for the journeys between them.
CapitalTehran
Population81.8 million
Area1,648,000 km²
CurrencyRial (IRR)
Dialling code+98
Driving sideRight
Plug typesEuro, Schuko
Emergency numberhttp://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648805 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648823 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648885
Official languagesPersian
Internet domain.ir
Cities in Iran
| City | Region | Population | Airport | Hotels listed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tehran | Tehran | 7,153,309 | THR (10 km) | — |
| Mashhad | Razavi Khorasan | 2,307,177 | MHD (8 km) | — |
| Isfahan | Isfahan | 1,547,164 | IFN (23 km) | — |
| Karaj | Alborz Province | 1,448,075 | PYK (16 km) | — |
| Tabriz | East Azerbaijan | 1,424,641 | TBZ (8 km) | — |
| Shiraz | Fars | 1,249,942 | SYZ (10 km) | — |
| Qom | Qom Province | 900,000 | IKA (90 km) | — |
| Ahvaz | Khuzestan | 841,145 | AWZ (8 km) | — |
| Kermanshah | Kermanshah Province | 621,100 | KSH (9 km) | — |
| Rasht | Gilan Province | 594,590 | RAS (6 km) | — |
| Kerman | Kerman | 577,514 | KER (12 km) | — |
| Orūmīyeh | West Azerbaijan | 577,307 | OMH (13 km) | — |
| Zahedan | Sistan and Baluchestan | 551,980 | ZAH (5 km) | — |
| Hamadān | Hamadan Province | 528,256 | HDM (9 km) | — |
| Arāk | Markazi | 503,647 | — | — |
| Yazd | Yazd Province | 477,905 | AZD (9 km) | — |
| Eslamshahr | Tehran | 450,000 | IKA (17 km) | — |
| Ardabīl | Ardabil Province | 410,753 | ADU (14 km) | — |
| Zanjan | Zanjan | 357,471 | — | — |
| Bandar Abbas | Hormozgan | 352,173 | BND (10 km) | — |
| Sanandaj | Kurdistan Province | 349,176 | SDG (8 km) | — |
| Qazvin | Qazvin Province | 333,635 | PYK (92 km) | — |
| Khorramshahr | Khuzestan | 330,606 | ABD (9 km) | — |
| Khorramabad | Lorestan Province | 329,825 | KHD (9 km) | — |
| Shahrīār | Tehran | 309,607 | THR (23 km) | — |
| Qods | Tehran | 309,605 | THR (19 km) | — |
| Kashan | Isfahan | 304,487 | KKS (17 km) | — |
| Kāshān | Isfahan | 304,487 | KKS (17 km) | — |
| Khomeynī Shahr | Isfahan | 277,334 | IFN (33 km) | — |
| Dezful | Khuzestan | 264,709 | DEF (6 km) | — |
| Marāgheh | East Azerbaijan | 262,604 | TBZ (82 km) | — |
| Marāgheh | Razavi Khorasan | 262,604 | MHD (45 km) | — |
| Sari | Māzandarān | 255,396 | SRY (15 km) | — |
| Borūjerd | Lorestan Province | 251,958 | KHD (67 km) | — |
| Qarchak | Tehran | 251,834 | THR (37 km) | — |
| Gorgān | Golestan | 244,937 | — | — |
| Sabzevar | Razavi Khorasan | 243,700 | AFZ (9 km) | — |
| Golestān | Tehran | 240,000 | IKA (12 km) | — |
| Āmol | Māzandarān | 237,528 | SRY (77 km) | — |
| Pākdasht | Tehran | 236,319 | THR (41 km) | — |
| Najafābād | Isfahan | 235,281 | IFN (50 km) | — |
| Abadan | Khuzestan | 231,476 | ABD (8 km) | — |
| Varāmīn | Tehran | 225,628 | IKA (46 km) | — |
| Neyshābūr | Razavi Khorasan | 220,929 | MHD (76 km) | — |
| Sāveh | Markazi | 220,762 | IKA (85 km) | — |
| Naz̧arābād | Alborz Province | 213,388 | PYK (28 km) | — |
| Qā’em Shahr | Māzandarān | 204,953 | SRY (35 km) | — |
| Bābol | Māzandarān | 202,796 | SRY (47 km) | — |
| Nasimshahr | Tehran | 200,393 | IKA (17 km) | — |
| Sirjan | Kerman | 199,704 | — | — |
| Khūy | West Azerbaijan | 198,845 | NAJ (83 km) | — |
| Bīrjand | South Khorasan Province | 196,982 | XBJ (7 km) | — |
| Būkān | West Azerbaijan | 193,501 | — | — |
| Bojnūrd | North Khorasan | 192,041 | BJB (3 km) | — |
| Fardīs | Tehran | 181,174 | PYK (16 km) | — |
| Shāhīn Shahr | Isfahan | 173,329 | IFN (33 km) | — |
| Malāyer | Hamadan Province | 170,237 | HDM (67 km) | — |
| Piranshahr | West Azerbaijan | 168,393 | — | — |
| Mahābād | West Azerbaijan | 168,393 | — | — |
| Bushehr | Bushehr | 165,377 | BUZ (3 km) | — |
| Saqqez | Kurdistan Province | 165,258 | — | — |
| Shahrud | Semnan | 165,000 | — | — |
| Bandar-e Māhshahr | Khuzestan | 162,797 | ABD (94 km) | — |
| Gonbad-e Kāvūs | Golestan | 151,910 | — | — |
| Marvdasht | Fars | 148,858 | SYZ (43 km) | — |
| Rafsanjān | Kerman | 147,680 | KER (93 km) | — |
| Kamālshahr | Alborz Province | 141,669 | PYK (10 km) | — |
| Jahrom | Fars | 141,634 | — | — |
| Īlām | Ilam Province | 140,940 | — | — |
| Torbat-e Ḩeydarīyeh | Razavi Khorasan | 140,019 | — | — |
| Marīvān | Kurdistan Province | 136,654 | ISU (79 km) | — |
| Andīmeshk | Khuzestan | 135,116 | DEF (5 km) | — |
| Shahreẕā | Isfahan | 134,952 | IFN (83 km) | — |
| Mīāndoāb | West Azerbaijan | 134,425 | — | — |
| Kāshmar | Razavi Khorasan | 131,517 | — | — |
| Iranshahr | Sistan and Baluchestan | 131,232 | — | — |
| Jīroft | Kerman | 130,429 | BXR (83 km) | — |
| Shahr-e Kord | Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari | 129,153 | — | — |
| Semnan | Semnan | 124,826 | — | — |
| Marand | East Azerbaijan | 124,191 | TBZ (52 km) | — |
| Behbahān | Khuzestan | 122,604 | GCH (64 km) | — |
| Shahr-e Ṣadrā | Fars | 122,226 | SYZ (30 km) | — |
| Zābol | Sistan and Baluchestan | 121,989 | — | — |
| Dorūd | Lorestan Province | 121,638 | KHD (73 km) | — |
| Moḩammad Shahr | Alborz Province | 119,418 | PYK (8 km) | — |
| Īz̄eh | Khuzestan | 119,399 | — | — |
| Bandar-e Anzalī | Gilan Province | 118,564 | RAS (22 km) | — |
| Shahre Jadide Andisheh | Tehran | 116,062 | PYK (20 km) | — |
| Pardīs | Tehran | 114,249 | THR (45 km) | — |
| Kāzerūn | Fars | 112,360 | SYZ (91 km) | — |
| Qūchān | Razavi Khorasan | 111,752 | ASB (99 km) | — |
| Borāzjān | Bushehr | 110,567 | BUZ (52 km) | — |
| Bāneh | Kurdistan Province | 110,218 | ISU (71 km) | — |
| Chālūs | Māzandarān | 107,490 | NSH (4 km) | — |
| Bahārestān | Isfahan | 106,433 | IFN (31 km) | — |
| Mīāneh | East Azerbaijan | 106,291 | — | — |
| Robāţ Karīm | Tehran | 105,393 | IKA (10 km) | — |
| Pārsābād | Ardabil Province | 102,996 | — | — |
| Shūshtar | Khuzestan | 101,878 | AWZ (80 km) | — |
| Lāhījān | Gilan Province | 101,073 | RAS (37 km) | — |
| Ahar | East Azerbaijan | 100,641 | TBZ (82 km) | — |
| Masjed Soleymān | Khuzestan | 100,497 | AWZ (84 km) | — |
| Shahrak-e Pardīsān | Qom Province | 100,000 | — | — |
Neighbouring countries on this site: Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Iraq, Armenia, Pakistan, Azerbaijan, Turkey.
Common questions
Which cities in Iran are covered?
Tehran, Mashhad, Isfahan, Karaj, Tabriz, Shiraz, Qom, Ahvaz and 95 more.
What currency does Iran use?
The Rial (IRR).
Which side of the road does Iran drive on?
The right.
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 13 September 2026. Hotel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.