Regions of Iran

[1] It has been divided into five administrative regions (Persian: منطقه‌ها mantaqehâ, singular منطقه mantaqe) since 2014.

Iran's thirty-one provinces were grouped into five regions on 22 June 2014, based on a decision by the Ministry of Interior.

[2] The Constitution of Iran does not provide for regions and they are not the constituent units of the country but exist purely for the convenience of governmental administration.

According to Javad Naserian, the Ministry of Interior's Management Development and Human Resources Vice-Minister, the purpose of this grouping of provinces was the creation of synergy, transfer of experience, information exchange, and regional development.

"[3] Histories, travel books and economic analyses often refer to less formal, more historical or geographical, Iranian regions.