Iran is subdivided into thirty-one provinces (Persian: استان ostân), each governed from a local centre, usually the largest local city, which is called...

Constitutionalist movement of Gilan Fish head Gilani people Gill (clan) Rudkhan Castle Soviet Republic of Gilan Also romanized as Ostān-e Gilān; Gilaki: گیلان‌ ٚ...

region. History of Kermanshah Iran - Iraq war Kalhor Also romanized as Ostân-e Kermânšâh; Kurdish: پارێزگای کرماشان, romanized as Parêzgeha Kirmaşan;...

state and simultaneously develop separatist movements in the provinces of Gilan, Mazandaran, Gorgan, and Khorasan". In 1945, the Soviet Union helped set...

Russia (across the sea), Golestan, Semnan, Tehran, Alborz, Qazvin, and Gilan Provinces. Sari is the largest city and the capital of Mazandaran province...

existed in 2006) is an example showing the hierarchy of a county's divisions: Ostan -stan -abad "Geo 94" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 October...

8-year terms. Iran is subdivided into thirty-one provinces (Persian: استان ostân), each governed from a local centre, usually the largest local city, which...

romanized as šahrestân) are administrative divisions of larger provinces (ostan). The word shahrestan comes from the Persian words šahr ("city, town") and...

Media related to Zanjan Province at Wikimedia Commons Also romanized as Ostân-e Zanjân; also known as Zangan province Separated from Abhar County after...

Hemmati Media related to Ilam Province at Wikimedia Commons Also romanized as Ostān-e Ilām; Kurdish: پارێزگای ئیلام, romanized as Parêzgeha Îlam Separated from...