Iran is divided into 31 ostanha (sing. ostan: provinces); the 31st province, Alborz, was created in June 2010. The provinces are subdivided into shahrestan (counties), which are in turn subdivided into bakhsh (districts).
(Note: Westerners used to preferentially call the country "Persia" until 1935.)
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References
- Tietze, E. (1879): Die Mineralreichthümer Persiens. Jahrb. Geol. Reichanst. Wien, 29, 565-658.
- Range, P. (1926): Geologie und Mineralvorkommen von Persien. Zeits. Prakt. Geol, 24, 49-53. [incl. map].
- Treskinsky, S. (1933) Desert Placers. Mining Magazine: 49(4) (Oct 1933): 219-223 [Description of type of placer deposit occurring in Persia].
- Diehl, E. (1944): Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Erzfundstellen Irans. Schweiz. Min. Petr. Mitt., 24, 333-371. [incl. map 1:4,000,000].
- Ladame, G.(1945): Les ressources métallifères de l'Iran. Schweiz. Min. Petr. Mitt., 25, 165-303. [incl. map 1:6,380,000].
- Wilson, N.W. (1946): Iran and its mineral deposits. Mining Mag. London, 74, 277-289. [incl. maps].
- Bariand, P. (1963): The mineralogy of Iran. Bulletin de la Société française de Minéralogie et de Cristallographie 86, 17-64
- Förster, H. (1974): Magmentypen und Erzlagerstätten im Iran. Geol. Rundschau, 63, 276-292.
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