Largest Cities in The Provinces
This is a list of the largest cities of the 31 provinces, based on the cities' population as of the 2006 census. (It should be noted that in 2006 Iran had only 30 provinces. The 31st province, Alborz, was split off from Tehran in 2010.)
| Province | Largest city | 2nd Largest | 3rd Largest | 4th largest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tehran | Tehran | Eslamshahr | Golestan | Shahr-e Qods |
| Alborz | Karaj | Nazarabad | Savojbolagh | Taleghan |
| Razavi Khorasan | Mashhad | Sabzevar | Neyshabur | Torbat-e Heydarieh |
| Isfahan | Isfahan | Kashan | Khomeynishahr | Najafabad |
| Fars | Shiraz | Marvdasht | Jahrom | Fasa |
| Khuzestan | Ahvaz | Dezful | Abadan | Khorramshahr |
| East Azarbaijan | Tabriz | Maragheh | Marand | Mianeh |
| Mazandaran | Sari | Babol | Amol | Qa'em Shahr |
| West Azarbaijan | Urmia | Khoy | Miandoab | Salmas |
| Kerman | Kerman | Sirjan | Rafsanjan | Jiroft |
| Gilan | Rasht | Bandar-e Anzali | Lahijan | Langrud |
| Sistan and Baluchistan | Zahedan | Zabol | Iran Shahr | Chabahar |
| Kermanshah | Kermanshah | Eslamabad-e Gharb | Harsin | Kangavar |
| Lorestan | Khorramabad | Borujerd | Dorood | Koohdasht |
| Hamadan | Hamadan | Malayer | Nahavand | Asadabad |
| Golestan | Gorgan | Gonbad-e Qabus | Ali Abad | Bandar Torkaman |
| Kurdistan | Sanandaj | Saghez | Marivan | Baneh |
| Hormozgan | Bandar Abbas | Minab | Dehbarez | Bandar Lengeh |
| Markazi | Arak | Saveh | Khomein | Mahallat |
| Ardabil | Ardabil | Parsabad | Meshkinshahr | Khalkhal |
| Qazvin | Qazvin | Takestan | Alvand | Eqbaliyeh |
| Qom | Qom | Jamkaran | Qanavat | Jafariyeh |
| Yazd | Yazd | Meybod | Ardakan | Bafq |
| Zanjan | Zanjan | Abhar | Khorramdareh | Qidar |
| Bushehr | Bushehr | Borazjan | Bandar Ganaveh | Khormuj |
| Chahar Mahaal and Bakhtiari | Shahr-e Kord | Borujen | Farrokhshahr | Farsan |
| North Khorasan | Bojnurd | Shirvan | Esfarayen | Garmeh Jajarm |
| Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province | Yasuj | Dogonbadan | Dehdasht | Likak |
| South Khorasan | Birjand | Ghayen | Ferdows | Nehbandan |
| Semnān | Shahrood | Semnan | Damghan | Garmsar |
| Ilam | Ilam | Eyvan | Dehloran | Abdanan |
Read more about this topic: List Of Iranian Cities By Population
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