Names of Geographic Administrative Units in Iran
The registration of the domains listed below and their obvious spelling variations are reserved for respective administrative units. IRNIC reserves the right to modify the list as necessitated.
A. Country
| Country |
|---|
| ایران |
| countryiran |
| eraan |
| estateiran |
| esteghlaliran |
| i-r-i |
| i-ran |
| ir-an |
| ir-erepublik |
| ir-ir |
| Name |
|---|
| 4mahal-bakhtiari |
| bakhtiari-4rmahal |
| bakhtiari-chaharmahal |
| kiar |
| Name |
|---|
| sepidaan |
| shahr-khafr |
| shahrkhafr |
| Name |
|---|
| bashagard |
| persian-city |
B. Provinces, Cities and Towns
The domains of the form ostan-* and استان* are reserved for the provincial government, the rest are reserved for municipalities.
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| Provinces, Cities and Towns |
|---|
| abarkooh |
| absard |
| aliabad |
| aligudarz |
| assaloyeh |
| azarbaican |
| azarbaidgan |
| azarbaycan |
| azarbaydgan |
| azarbaygan |
| Alborz |
|---|
| 4bagh |
| 8gerdnew |
| ahmad-abad-mostofi |
| alboorz |
| alborz-hashtgerd |
| alborztaleghan |
| allborz |
| andishehnewtown |
| chaarbaagh |
| chaarbagh |
| Ardebil (ar) |
|---|
| alni |
| ardabil |
| ardabil-city |
| ardabiliran |
| ardebil24 |
| ardebiliran |
| asbforoushan |
| aslandooz |
| aslanduoz |
| aslanduz |
| Azarbaijan-Gharbi (ag) |
|---|
| ajabshiir |
| ardabill |
| avajigh |
| avajighcity |
| azarbaijan-gharbi |
| azarbaijanegharbi |
| azargharbi |
| ارومیه |
| استان‌آذربایجان‌غربی |
| اشنویه |
| Azarbaijan-Sharqi (as) |
|---|
| 3is |
| 8roud |
| 8rud |
| achachi |
| aghkand |
| ahaar |
| ahar-city |
| aharcity |
| ahhar |
| ali-shah |
| Bushehr (bu) |
|---|
| 2rahak |
| aabaad |
| aalishahr |
| abadcity |
| abbad |
| abdaan |
| abdoon |
| abedan |
| ahramiran |
| ahrom |
| Charmahal-Bakhtiyari (cb) |
|---|
| aluni |
| ardal |
| استان‌چهارمحال‌وبختیاری |
| babaheidar |
| bakhteyari |
| bakhteyary |
| bakhtiary |
| bakhtiyary |
| beldaji |
| ben |
| Esfahan (es) |
|---|
| abiane |
| abouzeidabad |
| abreesham |
| abri-sham |
| abrisham-isf |
| abrishamcity |
| abrysham |
| abuzeidabad |
| afous |
| afus |
| Fars (fr) |
|---|
| abaadeh |
| abade |
| abadeh |
| abadehcity |
| abadehtashk |
| acyr |
| ahel |
| ahelcity |
| akbarabad |
| alaamarvdasht |
| Gilan (gl) |
|---|
| ahmadsargurab |
| aliabadekatoul |
| amlash |
| amlesh |
| anzali |
| anzaly |
| asalem |
| asalim |
| astaara |
| astane |
| Golestan (gs) |
|---|
| aazadshahr |
| aghghala |
| aghghaleh |
| ali-abad |
| aliabaad |
| aliabadcity |
| aliabadkatol |
| aliabadkatool |
| aliabadkatoul |
| anbaroloum |
| Hamedan (hm) |
|---|
| asadabad |
| azandariyan |
| azandaryan |
| استان‌همدان |
| اسدآباد |
| bahaar |
| bahar |
| bahar-city |
| bahariran |
| baharr |
| Hormozgan (hr) |
|---|
| abomoosa |
| abomosa |
| abomusa |
| aboomosa |
| aboumousa |
| abu-musa |
| abumusa |
| aftabport |
| استان‌هرمزگان |
| baastak |
| Ilam (il) |
|---|
| abdanan |
| abdanancity |
| aivan |
| aseman-abad |
| asemanabadcity |
| ayvan |
| ایلام |
| ایوان |
| badrah |
| badre |
| Islands |
|---|
| aboomoosa |
| gomban |
| hendurabi |
| hendurabiland |
| hengamqeshm |
| hengum |
| hoormoz |
| island-kish |
| islandkish |
| jazirehkish |
| Kerman (kr) |
|---|
| 30rjan |
| aanar |
| amineshahr |
| aminshahr |
| anaar |
| anaarr |
| anarr |
| anbarabad |
| andoohjerd |
| andouhjerd |
| Kermanshah (ks) |
|---|
| استان‌کرمانشاه |
| اسلامآبادغرب |
| bistoun |
| bisutun |
| daalahoo |
| dalaahoo |
| dalaho |
| dalahoo |
| dalahou |
| dallahoo |
| Khorasan-Jonubi (xj) |
|---|
| 3qaleh |
| abbiz |
| arianshahr |
| ariyan-shahr |
| asadiyeh |
| ayask |
| استان‌خراسان‌جنوبی |
| beerjand |
| berjand |
| birjand-city |
| Khorasan-Razavi (xr) |
|---|
| anabad |
| استان‌خراسان‌رضوی |
| bajestann |
| bajgiran |
| bayg |
| beidokht |
| beydokht |
| bidokht |
| binaload |
| binaloudcity |
| Khorasan-Shomaali (xl) |
|---|
| ashkhane |
| ashkhanecity |
| ashkhaneh |
| ashkhone |
| استان‌خراسان‌شمالی |
| bojnoord |
| bojnoord-city |
| bojnoordcity |
| bojnordcity |
| bojnordd |
| Khuzestan (xz) |
|---|
| abadan |
| abadan-city |
| abadancity |
| abaddan |
| abezhdan |
| abodancity |
| abuhomeyzeh |
| aghajari |
| aghajary |
| ahuaz |
| Kohkiluye-Boyerahmad (kb) |
|---|
| 30sakht |
| استان‌کهگیلویه‌وبویراحمد |
| bahmaei |
| bahmai |
| bahmei |
| basht |
| boierahmad |
| boirahmad |
| boyerahmad |
| boyrahmad |
| Kordestan (kd) |
|---|
| استان‌کردستان |
| baane |
| baaneh |
| babarashani |
| babareshani |
| baneh |
| banehcity |
| banne |
| bannee |
| bejaar |
| Lorestan (lr) |
|---|
| 2roudcity |
| aazna |
| alashtar |
| aleshtar |
| alidust |
| aligodarz |
| aligoodarz |
| aligoudarz |
| azna |
| aznaa |
| Markazi (mr) |
|---|
| aaveh |
| abarghooh |
| anaaj |
| araak |
| arak |
| arak-city |
| arak-markazi |
| arak24 |
| arakcity |
| arakiran |
| Mazandaran (mz) |
|---|
| abasabad |
| abasabadcity |
| abassabad |
| abbas-abad |
| abbasabad |
| alasht |
| amirkela |
| amol |
| amolgov |
| amolkenar |
| Qazvin (qz) |
|---|
| abegarm |
| abeyek |
| abgarm |
| abiek |
| alvaand |
| alvannd |
| ardad |
| ardagh |
| ardak |
| ardaq |
| Qom (qm) |
|---|
| استان‌قم |
| cityqom |
| dastjeard |
| fordocity |
| ghanavat |
| ghom |
| ghomcity |
| ghoom |
| ghum |
| jafariehcity |
| Semnan (sm) |
|---|
| amirabad |
| amirieh |
| amiriye |
| amiriyeh |
| aradan |
| ardan |
| استان‌سمنان |
| bastaam |
| biarjomand |
| cemnan |
| Sistan-Baluchestan (sb) |
|---|
| abtar |
| aliakbarcity |
| ariyanshahr-city |
| asharcity |
| استان‌سیستان‌وبلوچستان |
| ایرانشهر |
| balochestan |
| balocheston |
| balochistan |
| balochstan |
| Tehran (th) |
|---|
| 4dange |
| 4dongeh |
| aarjomand |
| abdolabad |
| abeali |
| abyek |
| ahmadabademostofi |
| ahmadabademostowfi |
| ahmadabadmostofi |
| ammameh |
| Yazd (yz) |
|---|
| aanaar |
| abaarkoh |
| abargho |
| abarghu |
| abarkoh |
| abarkouh |
| abarqooh |
| abarqu |
| abarrkoh |
| abarrkuh |
| Zanjan (zn) |
|---|
| ab-bar |
| abhar |
| armaghankhaneh |
| ابهر |
| استان‌زنجان |
| chavarzaq |
| citykarasf |
| dandi |
| dandicity |
| dandy |
Domain Names of National Significance
The registration of domains listed below as second-level domains normally requires the written permission from the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance. IRNIC reserves the right to modify the list and the requirements as necessitated.
C. Natural Features of the Country
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| Natural Features of the Country |
|---|
| 30sangan |
| abgarm-vartoon |
| abr-jungle |
| abrjungle |
| absharabhar |
| abshare-rayen |
| abshareabsefid |
| abshareyasuj |
| aghdagh |
| akhlomad |
| Cave |
|---|
| goljik |
| kaldarcave |
| katalehkhour |
| moghancave |
| Deserts |
|---|
| anarakdesert |
| dasht-mosha |
| dashtarjan |
| dashtemishan |
| dashtemosha |
| dashtnaz |
| dashtvaramin |
| deryok |
| dorbadam |
| ghamishloo |
| Falls |
|---|
| abpary |
| abshar-absefid |
| absharbell |
| absharshevi |
| abshartodarak |
| acapolfall |
| haftcheshmeh |
| kaboodwal |
| vashiyar |
| zardehlimeh |
| Islands |
|---|
| ashooradeh |
| ashooradeh-island |
| ashooradeh-jazire |
| ashouradeh |
| ashouradeh-island |
| ashouradeh-jazire |
| ashuradeh |
| boumousa |
| faroor |
| faror |
| Jungles |
|---|
| alimestan |
| aynaloo |
| dinarkooh |
| fandoghlo |
| ghamishlu |
| harra |
| naharkhoran |
| rashestan |
| schileh |
| sea-sangan |
| Khorasan-Shomaali (xl) |
|---|
| parksalook |
| Mountains and Peaks |
|---|
| abarkuh |
| addoroshk |
| adoroshk |
| alamkoh |
| alamkouh |
| alamkuh |
| alamooot |
| alamoot |
| alamout |
| alamut |
| Other |
|---|
| acapolwaterfall |
| akapolwaterfall |
| alisadr |
| alisadrcave |
| alisard |
| bahraseman |
| bahrasman |
| chaghakhor |
| chalkandy |
| chalnakhjeer |
| Rivers |
|---|
| abharrood |
| abharrud |
| ajichay |
| ar-as |
| arac |
| aras |
| arvandd |
| arvandrod |
| arvandrood |
| arwand |
| Seas, Gulfs and Lakes |
|---|
| alimalat |
| avidarlake |
| bakhtegan |
| bakhtgan |
| caspiansea |
| chahnime |
| daryachechitgar |
| daryachehchitgar |
| daryayekhazar |
| daryayemazandaran |
D. Famous Personalities and Events of the Country
Registration of the names of famous living personalities in the arts, letters, science, politics, religion and other public activities requires their own written permission. For famous personalities of the past as well as important historical events of the country, the written permission of the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance is required.