Iran is divided into 30 ostanha (sing. ostan: provinces).
(Note: Westerners used to preferentially call the country "Persia" until 1935.)
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- http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/country/maps/92159.gif
- http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/country/2005/irmyb05.pdf
- http://www.ngdir.ir/default.asp
- http://www.ngdir.ir/Mineral/Mineral.asp?offset=510
- http://gsi.ir/ (Geological Survey of Iran)
