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The blue strip on the left hand side of the plate
29D728-63
A car from Shiraz
66Q666-11
A car from Tehran city

Iranian license plates (Persian: شماره پلاک) have had European standard dimensions since 2005. Each province in Iran has multiple unique, two-digit codes that are included at the right end of the license plates in a distinguished square outline, above which the word ایران or "Iran" has been written. A province's license plates will not be issued with a new code unless all possible combinations with the old code have been issued. In Tehran, the first code to be issued for the province was code 11, and subsequent codes all increased by 11 as well (meaning codes 11, 22, 33, ..., 99 are unique to Tehran.) Ever since code 99 was fully issued, the new codes for Tehran have started from 10 and subsequently increased by 10. Most province codes increased by 10 based on the first code issued for their province. Khuzestan Province, for example, has been allocated codes 24 and 14, and code 24 will not be used before code 14 is fully issued. However, as codes started getting exhausted, numbers and letters have been assigned more liberally and without following this rule of thumb anymore

Iran's license plate format is entirely in Persian alphabet. It follows the format ## X ### - NN

  • ## ### is the registration code
  • X is the series letter. Each unique classification of vehicles is assigned a unique letter. For private vehicles, for example, if numbers start from 11 A 111, the letter A will not change until numbers reach 99 A 999. Then, plates will go up to 11 B 111. These details are explained further in each section of this article.
  • NN is the province code.

Letter series

Iranian license plates are entirely in Persian alphabet. This includes the numbers as well as the letter series. Below is the list of letters and the vehicle type to which they're assigned

Letter in Persian Equivalent in Latin Vehicle type Letter in Persian Equivalent in Latin Vehicle type
ب B Private vehicles الف A Governmental vehicles
ج J پ P Police vehicles
د D ت T Taxis
س S ث IRGC vehicles
ص ز Z Ministry of Defence
ط ♿︎ (ژ) Ž Private vehicles of people with disabilities
ق Q ش Š Islamic Republic of Iran Army vehicles
ل L ع O Public Vehicles
م M ف F General Staff of Armed Forces vehicles
ن N ک K Agricultural vehicles
و V گ G Temporary passage
هـ H D Diplomatic
ژ‍‍ ZH S Consular and international services
  1. The letter ت is accompanied by the English text "TAXI" on license plates
  2. While the actual wheelchair symbol ♿︎ is shown on license plates of private vehicles of people with disability, on the police digital database, the letter ژ is used as a placeholder

Numbers

Iran's license plates use Persian numerals as opposed to Western Arabic numerals. Below is a table for reference:

Persian Western
Arabic
. 0
۱ 1
۲ 2
۳ 3
۴ 4
۵ 5
۶ 6
۷ 7
۸ 8
۹ 9

Private vehicles

The plate is black on white. The code in the square represents the regional codes. The letter ب can be dependent on where the car's owner's principal address is located. For example, while regional code 24 belongs to Khuzestan Province, letter ب (B) is dedicated to residents of Abadan County, while letter ج (J) is dedicated to Khorramshahr County residents. The distribution of the letters has become more complicated with codes and letters being filled up, as some letters have been broken down even more, based on the initial two numbers on the license plates, and as some letters been given to multiple counties, who previously had separate letters from each other.

Nevertheless, a new policy has emerged in 2021, which is a policy of recycling previously issued but no longer in circulation numbers. It is estimated that the total capacity of Iran's numbering system is about 62 million. So far, 55 million numbers have been issued, with 60% of them no longer in circulation, and only 23 million numbers on the streets.

Private vehicles of people with disabilities

The plate is black on white. To distinguish the type of the plate, there is a wheelchair symbol. The code in the square represents the regional codes. The wheelchair symbol in the plate is fixed for all private vehicles of people with disabilities and these types of plates are issued provincially.

In each province, numbers 11 ♿︎ 111 - XX and upwards have been assigned to veterans (mostly from Iran-Iraq war) with a disability. Numbers 51 ♿︎ 111 - XX have been assigned to everyone else with a disability.

Taxis

The plate is black on yellow. To distinguish the type of the plate, there is the letter ت which stands for the word تاکسی, meaning taxi in Persian put on the plate and the English word "taxi" above it. The code in the square represents the regional codes.

The letter ت with the word "taxi" on the plate is fixed for all taxis and these types of plates are issued provincially.

Public vehicles

The plate is black on yellow. To distinguish the type of the plate, there is the letter ع which stands for the word عمومی, meaning public in Persian put on the plate. The code in the square represents the regional codes. The letter ع on the plate is fixed for all public vehicles and these types of plates are issued provincially.

Agricultural vehicles

The plate is black on yellow. To distinguish the type of the plate, there is the letter ک which stands for the word کشاورزی, meaning agricultural in Persian put on the plate. The code in the square represents the regional codes. The letter ک on the plate is fixed for all agricultural vehicles and these types of plates are issued provincially.

Government vehicles

The plate is white on red. To distinguish the type of the plate, there is the word الف (aleph) which is how the first letter of alphabet is pronounced put on the plate. The code in the square represents the regional codes. The word الف on the plate is fixed for all governmental vehicles and these types of plates are issued provincially.

Protocol vehicles

The plate is white on red and there is the word تشریفات with its English translation under it on the plate. The rest is simply a four-digit number.

Military and law enforcement

Police license plates were introduced first on September 30, 2012. The rest of the plates were introduced on May 30, 2016, with full replacement planned to be done by March 2017.

Police (FARAJA) vehicles

The plate is white on dark green. To distinguish the type of the plate, there is the letter پ which stands for the word پلیس, meaning police in Persian put on the plate. The code in the square represents the regional codes. The letter پ on the plate is fixed for all police cars and these types of plates are issued nationally, starting from regional code 11 regardless of which province the vehicles serves.

Army Police

The following plate is installed on vehicles belonging to IRGC (Sepah Pasdaran in Persian). The plate is white on dark green. To distinguish the type of the plate, there is the letter ث is used. The code in the square represents the regional codes. The letter ث on the plate is fixed for all IRGC vehicles and these types of plates are issued nationally, starting from regional code 11 regardless of which province the vehicles serves.

Islamic Republic of Iran Army

The following plate is installed on cars belonging to Islamic Republic of Iran Army. The plate is black on a light shade of brown. To distinguish the type of the plate, there is the letter ش is used. The code in the square represents the regional codes. The letter ش on the plate is fixed for all army vehicles and these types of plates are issued nationally, starting from regional code 11 regardless of which province the vehicles serves.

Ministry of Defence

The following plate is installed on cars belonging to Ministry of Defence and Armed Forces Logistics. The plate is white on light blue. The letter ز is reserved for this type of plate. The code in the square represents the regional codes. The letter ز on the plate is fixed for all cars belonging to the ministry and these types of plates are issued nationally, starting from regional code 11 regardless of which province the vehicles serves.

General Staff of Armed Forces

The following plate is installed on cars belonging to General Staff of Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The plate is white on light blue. To distinguish the type of the plate, there is the letter ف is used. The code in the square represents the regional codes. The letter ف on the plate is fixed for all cars belonging to the general staff and these types of plates are issued nationally, starting from regional code 11 regardless of which province the vehicles serves.

Historic Vehicles

This type of plate is used for older and historically significant vehicles like ones on display at museums. The plate is white on brown with the word تاریخی, meaning "historical" written above a five-digit number. On the left, there is an Iranian flag and a picture of Bagh-e Melli in Tehran. The dimensions of the plate are American-standard.

Political and services plates

The new format for political and service plates was introduced on March 6, 2016. Each country or international organization is assigned a three-digit number (like the ۳۶۵ (365) shown in both examples below). For example, 214 is reserved for Germany. So far, 133 countries have been numbered. For each country's embassy, the first two digits increase (11D, 12D or 11S, 12S).

These license plates are issued nationally, starting from regional code 11 regardless of which province the vehicles serves.

Political (e.g., diplomatic/consular corps)

Service (e.g., UNHCR)

Previous format

Temporary passage

Plate is used for cars that are newly made
12 گ 365
12 گ 365

Previous format

This plate is used for new cars that entered Iran

Provincial codes and letter series

Provincial codes are generally given to each province. There are some exceptions to this however.

  1. City of Tehran is practically treated as if it were a province, even though it is part of Tehran Province
  2. Alborz Province and Tehran Province (except the city of Tehran) are treated as if they were one province. This is because for the first seven years that the current license plate format has been in circulation, they were indeed one united province. Alborz Province separated from Tehran Province in 2010.
  3. While the current license plate format came into circulation from 2003, with Khorasan Province being allocated three letters, 12, 32, and 42 (With 52 being kept as reserve for future use). Khorasan Province was however divided into three new provinces of Razavi Khorasan, North Khorasan, and South Khorasan in 2004. This division wasn't too late for the system to be revised and for the provincial codes to be readjusted. Thus, while Khorasan Razavi retained codes 12, 32, and 42, North Khorasan was given code 26, and South Khorasan was given code 52. However, it was too late to appropriately adjust the provincial code and letters for the capital cities of these two new provinces, Bojnurd and Birjand respectively. Each of these cities were allocated three new letter series out of their new provincial codes. But they were both allowed to keep the original one letter they were granted, under the provincial code 32, resulting in four letter series to fill up, in total for each. The other counties of these two new provinces had registration under codes 32 and 42 halted, and they switched to new letters under codes 26 and 52 respectively.
  4. There is yet another exception thanks to the matters surrounding division of Khorasan Province, and it relates to the county of Tabas. Due to local opposition to the bill that would divide Khorasan, and have Tabas County transferred to jurisdiction of Birjand in South Khorasan Province, in the year 2001, Tabas County opted to leave Khorasan Province altogether and join Yazd Province. Then, two years later, Iran introduced this current license plate format, and naturally, Tabas County was granted a letter series, under code 64, for Yazd Province. Khorasan Province was divided in the year 2004, and the province of South Khorasan was granted provincial code 52. However, fast-forward to 2012, Tabas County resolved its issues with the province of South Khorasan and eventually joined this province, as was originally intended. But, Tabas has retained its original letter, ق, under code 64, instead of switching to South Khorasan's code.

As was mentioned in the list of exceptions, within each province, letters are designated to each county. When each letter is exhausted, a new letter from the same provincial codes is granted. When the entire code is exhausted, the province is granted a new code, from which new letters are granted.

For example, while provincial code 24 belongs to Khuzestan Province, letter ب (B) is dedicated to residents of Abadan County, while letter ج (J) is dedicated to Khorramshahr County residents. The distribution of the letters has gotten more complicated with codes and letters being filled up, as some letters have been broken down even more, based on the initial two numbers on the license plates, and as some letters been given to multiple counties, who previously had separate letters from each other.

Legend (in English and Persian)

Within each province, registration numbers for all types of vehicles with the exception of private vehicles, are given province-wide, regardless of in which county the owner resides. Some types of vehicles such as police cars and diplomatic plates are allocated nationally, starting from code 11, regardless of the province in which they serve.

Provincial codes

License plates follow the format ## X ### / NN. The NN portion is a two-digit code granted to provinces.

Province Code Province Code
Tehran City 10-11-20-22-33-40-44
50-55-60-66-77-88-99
East Azerbaijan 15-25-35
Tehran
Alborz
21-30-38-68-78 West Azerbaijan 17-27-37
Razavi Khorasan 12-32-36-42-74 Sistan and Baluchestan 85-95
Isfahan 13-23-43-53-67 Yazd 54-64
Fars 63-73-83-93 Semnan 86-96
Mazandaran 62-72-82-92 Kerman 45-65-75
Khuzestan 14-24-34 Kohgiluye and Boyer-Ahmad 49
Gilan 46-56-76 Qom 16
Kermanshah 19-29 Kurdistan 51-61
Lorestan 31-41 Ilam 98
North Khorasan 26-32-42 South Khorasan 32-42-52
Bushehr 48-58 Golestan 59-69
Chahar Mahaal and Bakhtiari 71-81 Hormozgan 84-94
Qazvin 79-89 Markazi 47-57
Zanjan 87-97 Hamadan 18-28
Ardabil 91

Breakdown of codes and letters

The below 13 letters are used in private vehicle license plates.

Private vehicle letter series on Iranian license plates
Letter ب ج د س ‌ص ط ق ل م ن و هـ ی
Latin equivalent B J D S Q L M N V H Y

Number 0 (zero) is only used in the provincial code, and only in the newly granted provincial codes, after 99 has been exhausted. Zero has not been used in the five-digit registration number.

Provincial codes 10 to 19

Private vehicle provincial code allocation table, codes 10 to 19
Code Code
(English)
Province Letter County Notes
۱۰ 10 City of Tehran ب ج د س ص ط ق ل م ن و هـ ی For the purposes of vehicle registration, City of Tehran is treated as if it were an independent province
۱۱ 11 City of Tehran ب ج د س ص ط ق ل م ن و هـ ی For the purposes of vehicle registration, City of Tehran is treated as if it were an independent province
۱۲ 12 Razavi Khorasan ب ج د س ص ط ق ل م ن و هـ ی Mashhad
Torqabeh/Shandiz
۱۳ 13 Isfahan ب ج د س ص ط ق ل م ن و هـ ی Isfahan
Harand
Jarqavieh
Kuhpayeh
Varzaneh
۱۴ 14 Khuzestan ب ج د س ص ط ق ل م ن و هـ ی Ahvaz
Bavi
Hamidiyeh
Karun
۱۵ 15 East Azerbaijan ب ج د س ص ط ق ل م ن و هـ ی Tabriz
۱۶ 16 Qom Province ب ج د س ص ط ق ل م ن و هـ ی Qom This is the sole county of Qom Province
۱۷ 17 West Azerbaijan ب ج د س ص ط ق ل م ن و هـ ی Urmia
۱۸ 18 Hamadan ب ج د س ص ط ق ل م ن Hamadan
Famenin
۱۹ 19 Kermanshah ب ج د س ص ط ق ل م ن و هـ ی Kermanshah
Notes
  1. Bold county name indicates the original county. The rest of the counties that are not in bold, are counties that have separated from the original county, but are still under the same code and letter as the original county

Provincial codes 20 to 29

Private Vehicle Provincial Code Allocation Table, codes 20 to 29
Code Code
(English)
Province Letter County Notes
۲۰ 20 City of Tehran ب ج د س ص ط ق ل م ن و هـ ی For the purposes of vehicle registration, City of Tehran is treated as if it were an independent province
۲۱ 21 Tehran/Alborz ب Eslamshahr
ج Robat Karim
Baharestan
د Shahriar
Malard
Qods
س Varamin
Pishva
Qarchack
ص Savojbolagh
Taleqan
Nazarabad
ط Shahriar
Malard
Qods
ق Robat Karim
Baharestan
ل Shahriar
Malard
Qods
م Varamin
Pishva
Qarchack
ن Pakdasht
و Karaj
Fardis
Eshtehard
هـ Shahriar
Malard
Qods
ی Damavand
Pardis
۲۲ 22 City of Tehran ب ج د س ص ط ق ل م ن و هـ ی For the purposes of vehicle registration, City of Tehran is treated as if it were an independent province
۲۳ 23 Isfahan ب Kashan
ج Najafabad
د Shahreza
س Khomeinishahr
ص Golpayegan
ط Natanz
ق Ardestan
ل Khansar
م Nain
Khur & Biabanak
ن Semirom
و Fereydunshahr
هـ Falavarjan
ی Lenjan
۲۴ 24 Khuzestan ب Abadan
ج Khorramshahr
د Dezful
س Behbahan
Aghajari
ص Masjed Soleyman
Andika
ط Mahshahr
ق Dasht-e Azadegan
Hoveyzeh
ل Ramhormoz
Ramshir
Haftkel
م Andimeshk
ن Shushtar
Gotvand
و Shush
Karkheh
هـ Shadegan From
To
Shadegan
Mahshahr
From upwards
ی Izeh
۲۵ 25 East Azerbaijan ب Maragheh
ج Marand
د Miyaneh
س Ahar
Hurand
ص Sarab
ط Jolfa
ق Hashtrud
ل Bonab
م Bostanabad
ن Shabestar
و Kaleybar
Khoda Afarin
هـ Heris
ی Azarshahr
۲۶ 26 North Khorasan ب ج د س Bojnurd
Raz & Jargalan
ص Shirvan
ط Esfarayen
ق Jajarm
Garmeh
ل Maneh & Samalqan
م Faruj
۲۷ 27 West Azerbaijan ب Khoy
Chaypareh
ج Mahabad
د Maku
Poldasht
Showt
س Salmas
ص Naqadeh
ط Miandoab
ق Takab
ل Shahin Dezh
م Sardasht
ن Bukan
و Piranshahr
هـ Chaldoran
ی Oshnavieh
۲۸ 28 Hamedan ب Nahavand
ج Malayer
د Tuyserkan
س Kabudarahang
ص Razan
Qorveh-e Darjazin
ط Bahar
ق Asadabad
ل Malayer
م Nahavand
ن Malayer
۲۹ 29 Kermanshah ب Eslamabad-e Gharb
Dalahu
ج Gilan-e Gharb
د 'Sarpol-e Zahab
س Paveh
ص Kangavar
ط Qasr-e Shirin
ق Sonqor
ل Javanrud
Ravansar
م Sahneh
ن Harsin
و Salas-e Babajani
هـ Eslamabad-e Gharb
Dalahu
Notes
  1. Bold county name indicates the original county. The rest of the counties that are not in bold, are counties that have separated from the original county, but are still under the same code and letter as the original county
  2. Tehran and Alborz Provinces are treated as if they are one united province, for the purpose of assigning Provincial license plate codes.

Provincial codes 30 to 39

Private Vehicle Provincial Code Allocation Table, codes 30 to 39
Code Code
(English)
Province Letter County Notes
۳۰ 30 Tehran/Alborz ب Shahriar
Malard
Qods
ج Robat Karim
Baharestan
د س Karaj
Fardis
Eshtehard
Savojbolagh
Taleqan
Nazarabad
These letters cover all counties of Alborz Province
ص Eslamshahr
ط Varamin
Pishva
Qarchack
Pakdasht
ق Shahriar
Malard
Qods
ل م Karaj
Fardis
Eshtehard
Savojbolagh
Taleqan
Nazarabad
These letters cover all counties of Alborz Province
ن Shahriar
Malard
Qods
و Robat Karim
Baharestan
هـ Damavand
Pardis
۳۱ 31 Lorestan ب ج د س ص ط Khorramabad
Chegeni
۳۲ 32 Razavi Khorasan ب Neyshabur
Firuzeh
Zeberkhan
ج Sabzevar
Davarzan
Joghatai
Joveyn
Khoshab
Sheshtamad
د Birjand
Darmian
Khusf
(In South Khorasan)
This letter was allocated to these counties in 2003 at a time when they were part of undivided Khorasan Province. These counties became part of the new province of South Khorasan, which was allocated a new Provincial code, 52. But, since these counties were well under way in using the available combinations under code 32, it was decided that they keep this code, and switch to 52 for the next letter.
س Bojnurd
Raz & Jargalan
(In North Khorasan)
This letter was allocated to these counties in 2003 at a time when they were part of undivided Khorasan Province. These counties became part of the new province of North Khorasan, which was allocated a new Provincial code, 26. But, since these counties were well under way in using the available combinations under code 32, it was decided that they keep this code, and switch to 26 for the next letter.
ص Torbat-e Jam
Salehabad
ط Quchan
ق Gonabad
Bajestan
ل Torbat-e Heydarieh
Mahvelat
Zaveh
م Kashmar
Khalilabad
Kuhsorkh
ن Qaenat
Zirkuh
(In South Khorasan)
From
To
This letter was allocated to these counties in 2003 at a time when they were part of undivided Khorasan Province. These counties became part of the new province of South Khorasan, which was allocated a new Provincial code, 52. Rest of this letter was reallocated.
Torbat-e Heydarieh
Mahvelat
Zaveh
From upwards
The letter initially belonged to and is partially used by counties that became part of South Khorasan in 2004.
و Ferdows
Boshruyeh
Sarayan
(In South Khorasan)
From
To
This letter was allocated to these counties in 2003 at a time when they were part of undivided Khorasan Province. These counties became part of the new province of South Khorasan, which was allocated a new Provincial code, 52. Rest of this letter was reallocated.
Mashhad
Torqabeh/Shandiz
From upwards
The letter initially belonged to and is partially used by counties that became part of South Khorasan in 2004.
هـ Taybad
Bakharz
ی Nehbandan
(In South Khorasan)
From
To
This letter was allocated to this county in 2003 at a time when it was part of undivided Khorasan Province. This county became part of the new province of South Khorasan, which was allocated a new Provincial code, 52. Rest of this letter was reallocated.
Neyshabur
Firuzeh
Zeberkhan
From upwards
The letter initially belonged to and is partially used by a county that became part of South Khorasan in 2004.
۳۳ 33 City of Tehran ب ج د س ص ط ق ل م ن و هـ ی For the purposes of vehicle registration, City of Tehran is treated as if it were an independent province
۳۴ 34 Khuzestan ب Bagh-e Malek
ج Omidiyeh
د Hendijan From
To
Hendijan
Khorramshahr
From upwards
س Lali From
To
Lali
Andimeshk
From upwards
ص Dezful
ط Mahshahr
ق Abadan
ن Behbahan
Aghajari
و Dezful
هـ Shushtar
Gotvand
ی Ahvaz
Bavi
Hamidiyeh
Karun
۳۵ 35 East Azerbaijan ب Osku
ج Varzaqan From
To
Varzaqan
Bonab
From upwards
د Ajabshir From
To
Ajabshir
Bonab
From upwards
س Charuymaq From
To
Charuymaq
Tabriz
From upwards
ص Malekan
ط Marand
ق Maragheh
ل م Tabriz
ن Miyaneh
و Ahar
Hurand
هـ ی Tabriz
۳۶ 36 Razavi Khorasan ب ج د س ص ط و هـ Mashhad
Torqabeh/Shandiz
ق Kashmar
Khalilabad
Kuhsorkh
ل Neyshabur
Firuzeh
Zeberkhan
م Sabzevar
Davarzan
Joghatai
Joveyn
Khoshab
Sheshtamad
ن Torbat-e Heydarieh
Mahvelat
Zaveh
ی Torbat-e Jam
Salehabad
۳۷ 37 West Azerbaijan ب Khoy
Chaypareh
ج Miandoab
د Naqadeh
س Salmas
ص Mahabad
ط Bukan
ق Salmas
ل Maku
Poldasht
Showt
م Khoy
Chaypareh
ن Miandoab
۳۸ 38 Tehran/Alborz ب Karaj
Fardis
Eshtehard
Savojbolagh
Taleqan
Nazarabad
This letter covers all counties of Alborz Province
ج Shahriar
Malard
Qods
د س Karaj
Fardis
Eshtehard
Savojbolagh
Taleqan
Nazarabad
These letters cover all counties of Alborz Province
ص Varamin
Pishva
Qarchack
ط Shahriar
Malard
Qods
ق Eslamshahr
ل Robat Karim
Baharestan
م ن Karaj
Fardis
Eshtehard
Savojbolagh
Taleqan
Nazarabad
These letters cover all counties of Alborz Province
و Shahriar
Malard
Qods
هـ ی Karaj
Fardis
Eshtehard
Savojbolagh
Taleqan
Nazarabad
These letters cover all counties of Alborz Province
۳۹ 39 Code not allocated yet
Notes
  1. Bold county name indicates the original county. The rest of the counties that are not in bold, are counties that have separated from the original county, but are still under the same code and letter as the original county
  2. Tehran and Alborz Provinces are treated as if they are one united province, for the purpose of assigning Provincial license plate codes.
  3. As noted in the right-hand column where appropriate, anomalies are observed with this Code, due to division of Khorasan Province that occurred 1 year after the start of issuing this license plate format.

Provincial codes 40 to 49

Private Vehicle Provincial Code Allocation Table, codes 40 to 49
Code Code
(English)
Province Letter County Notes
۴۰ 40 City of Tehran ب ج د س ص ط ق ل م ن و هـ ی For the purposes of vehicle registration, City of Tehran is treated as if it were an independent Province
۴۱ 41 Lorestan ب Borujerd
ج Aligudarz
د Dorud
س Kuhdasht
Rumeshkan
ص Delfan
ط Azna
ق Pol-e Dokhtar
ل Selseleh
م ن Borujerd
و Dorud
Kuhdasht
Rumeshkan
۴۲ 42 Razavi Khorasan ب Fariman
ج Shirvan
Faruj
(In North Khorasan)
From
To
This letter was allocated to these counties in 2003 at a time when they were part of undivided Khorasan Province. These counties became part of the new province of North Khorasan, which was allocated a new Provincial code, 26. Rest of this letter was over a transition period, reallocated.
Shirvan
Faruj
(In North Khorasan)
Mashhad
Torqabeh/Shandiz
From
To
Shared between these North Khorasan counties and these Razavi Khorasan counties
Mashhad
Torqabeh/Shandiz
From upwards
The letter initially belonged to and is partially used by counties that became part of North Khorasan in 2004.
د Sarakhs County
س Dargaz
ص Khaf
ط Chenaran
ق Esfarayen
(In North Khorasan)
From
To
This letter was allocated to these counties in 2003 at a time when they were part of undivided Khorasan Province. These counties became part of the new province of North Khorasan, which was allocated a new Provincial code, 26. Rest of this letter was reallocated.
Mashhad
Torqabeh/Shandiz
From upwards
The letter initially belonged to and is partially used by counties that became part of North Khorasan in 2004.
ل Bardaskan
م Roshtkhar From
To
Roshtkhar
Gonabad
Bajestan
From upwards
ن Jajarm
Garmeh
(In North Khorasan)
From
To
This letter was allocated to these counties in 2003 at a time when they were part of undivided Khorasan Province. These counties became part of the new province of North Khorasan, which was allocated a new Provincial code, 26. Rest of this letter was over a transition period, reallocated.
Jajarm
Garmeh
(In North Khorasan)
Sabzevar
Davarzan
Joghatai
Joveyn
Khoshab
Sheshtamad
From
To
Shared between these North Khorasan counties and these Razavi Khorasan counties
Sabzevar
Davarzan
Joghatai
Joveyn
Khoshab
Sheshtamad
From upwards
The letter initially belonged to and is partially used by counties that became part of North Khorasan in 2004.
و Maneh & Samalqan
(In North Khorasan)
From
To
This letter was allocated to these counties in 2003 at a time when they were part of undivided Khorasan Province. These counties became part of the new province of North Khorasan, which was allocated a new Provincial code, 26. Rest of this letter was over a transition period, reallocated.
Maneh & Samalqan
(In North Khorasan)
Mashhad
Torqabeh/Shandiz
From
To
Shared between these North Khorasan counties and these Razavi Khorasan counties
Mashhad
Torqabeh/Shandiz
From upwards
The letter initially belonged to and is partially used by counties that became part of North Khorasan in 2004.
هـ Sarbisheh
(In South Khorasan)
From
To
This letter was allocated to these counties in 2003 at a time when they were part of undivided Khorasan Province. These counties became part of the new province of South Khorasan, which was allocated a new Provincial code, 52. Rest of this letter was reallocated.
Mashhad
Torqabeh/Shandiz
From upwards
The letter initially belonged to and is partially used by counties that became part of South Khorasan in 2004.
ی Kalat From
To
Kalat
Torbat-e Heydarieh
Mahvelat
Zaveh
From upwards
۴۳ 43 Isfahan ب Faridan
Buin Miandasht
Chadegan
ج Mobarakeh
د Shahin Shahr & Meymeh
Borkhar
س Aran o Bidgol
ص Tiran & Karvan From
To
Tiran & Karvan
Najafabad
From upwards
ط Mobarakeh
ق Dehaqan
ل Shahin Shahr & Meymeh
Borkhar
م Najafabad
ن Khomeinishahr
و Kashan
هـ Lenjan
ی Falavarjan
۴۴ 44 City of Tehran ب ج د س ص ط ق ل م ن و هـ ی For the purposes of vehicle registration, City of Tehran is treated as if it were an independent province
۴۵ 45 Kerman ب ج د س ص ط ق ل م ن و هـ Kerman
۴۶ 46 Gilan ب ج د س ص ط ق ل م ن و هـ ی Rasht
Khomam
۴۷ 47 Markazi ب ج د س ص ط ق ل م Arak
Khondab
۴۸ 48 Bushehr ب ج د س ص Bushehr
Bushehr
۴۹ 49 Kohgiluyeh Boyer-Ahmad ب ج د Boyer-Ahmad (Yasuj)
Margown
ص Gachsaran
Basht
ط Kohgiluyeh
Charam
Landeh
Bahmai
ق Dena
ل Gachsaran
Basht
Notes
  1. Bold county name indicates the original county. The rest of the counties that are not in bold, are counties that have separated from the original county, but are still under the same code and letter as the original county
  2. As noted in the right-hand column where appropriate, anomalies are observed with this Code, due to division of Khorasan Province that occurred 1 year after the start of issuing this license plate format.

Provincial codes 50 to 59

Private vehicle Provincial Code Allocation Table, codes 50 to 59
Code Code
(English)
Province Letter County Notes
۵۰ 50 City of Tehran ب ج د س ص ط ق ل م ن و هـ ی For the purposes of vehicle registration, City of Tehran is treated as if it were an independent Province
۵۱ 51 Kurdistan ب ج د س ص ط Sanandaj
۵۲ 52 South Khorasan ب ج د س Birjand
Darmian
Khusf
ص Qaenat
Zirkuh
ط Ferdows
Boshruyeh
Sarayan
ق Nehbandan
ل Sarbisheh
۵۳ 53 Isfahan ب ج د س ص Isfahan
Harand
Jarqavieh
Kuhpayeh
Varzaneh
ط Shahreza
ق ل Isfahan
Harand
Jarqavieh
Kuhpayeh
Varzaneh
م Shahin Shahr & Meymeh
Borkhar
ن Najafabad
و Isfahan
Harand
Jarqavieh
Kuhpayeh
Varzaneh
هـ Kashan
ی Khomeinishahr
۵۴ 54 Yazd ب ج د س ص ط ق ل م ن و Yazd
۵۵ 55 City of Tehran ب ج د س ص ط ق ل م ن و هـ ی For the purposes of vehicle registration, City of Tehran is treated as if it were an independent Province
۵۶ 56 Gilan ب Bandar-e Anzali
ج Lahijan
د Astara
س Talesh
ص Rudsar
ط Rubdar
ق Sowme'eh Sara
ل Fuman
م Langrud
ن Rezvanshahr
و Amlash
هـ Masal
ی Shaft
۵۷ 57 Markazi ب Saveh
ج Khomein
د Mahallat
س Tafresh
Farahan
ص Delijan
ط Ashtian
ق Shazand
ل Zarandieh
م Khomein
ن Komijan
و هـ Saveh
۵۸ 58 Bushehr ب Dashtestan
ج Ganaveh
د Kangan
Asaluyeh
س Tangestan
ص Dashti
ط Dayyer
ق Deylam
ل Jam
م Dashtestan
۵۹ 59 Golestan ب ج د س ص ط Gorgan
Notes
  1. Bold county name indicates the original county. The rest of the counties that are not in bold, are counties that have separated from the original county, but are still under the same code and letter as the original county

Provincial codes 60 to 69

Private vehicle Provincial Code Allocation Table, codes 60 to 69
Code Code
(English)
Province Letter County Notes
۶۰ 60 City of Tehran ب ج د س ص ط For the purposes of vehicle registration, City of Tehran is treated as if it were an independent province
۶۱ 61 Kurdistan ب Saqqez
ج Bijar
د Baneh
س Qorveh
Dehgolan
ص Marivan
ط Divandarreh
ق Kamyaran
ل Sarvabad
م Saqqez
ن Qorveh
Dehgolan
و Marivan
هـ Baneh
۶۲ 62 Mazandaran ب ج د س ص ط ق Sari
Miandorud
۶۳ 63 Fars ب ج د س ص ط ق ل م ن و هـ ی Shiraz
Kavar
Kharameh
Sarvestan
Zarqan
۶۴ 64 Yazd ب Ardakan
ج Taft
د Meybod
س Bafq
Behabad
ص Mehriz
ط Abarkuh
ق Tabas
(In South Khorasan)
In 2001, Tabas County was transferred from undivided Khorasan Province (divided in 2003) to Yazd Province. The current license plate format was introduced in 2003. Tabas County was transferred to South Khorasan in 2012, but has retained Yazd Provincial code.
ل Khatam
Marvast
م Ashkezar
۶۵ 65 Kerman ب Rafsanjan
Anar
ج Bam
Fahraj
Narmashir
Rigan
د Sirjan
س Baft
Arzuiyeh
Rabor
ص Jiroft
ط Zarand
Kuhbanan
ق Kahnuj
Faryab
Qaleh Ganj
Rudbar-e Jonub
ل Shahr-e Babak
م Bardsir
ن Manujan
و Anbarabad
هـ Ravar
ی Rafsanjan
Anar
۶۶ 66 City of Tehran ب ج د س ص ط ق ل م ن و هـ ی For the purposes of vehicle registration, City of Tehran is treated as if it were an independent province
۶۷ 67 Isfahan ب ج د س Isfahan
Harand
Jarqavieh
Kuhpayeh
Varzaneh
ص Lenjan From
To
Lenjan
Falavarjan
From upwards
ط Isfahan
Harand
Jarqavieh
Kuhpayeh
Varzaneh
ق Shahin Shahr & Meymeh
Borkhar
ل Isfahan
Harand
Jarqavieh
Kuhpayeh
Varzaneh
م Najafabad
ن و Isfahan
Harand
Jarqavieh
Kuhpayeh
Varzaneh
۶۸ 68 Tehran/Alborz ب ج د س ص ط ق ل م ن و هـ ی Karaj
Fardis
Eshtehard
۶۹ 69 Golestan ب Gonbad-e Kavus
ج Torkaman
Gomishan
د Kordkuy
س Aliabad
ص Azadshahr
ط Minudasht
Galikash
ق Bandar-e Gaz
ل Ramian
م Aqqala
ن Kalaleh
Maraveh Tappeh
و هـ Gonbad-e Kavus
Notes
  1. Bold county name indicates the original county. The rest of the counties that are not in bold, are counties that have separated from the original county, but are still under the same code and letter as the original county
  2. Tehran and Alborz Provinces are treated as if they are one united province, for the purpose of assigning Provincial license plate codes.

Provincial codes 70 to 79

Private vehicle provincial Code Allocation table, codes 70 to 79
Code Code
(English)
Province Letter County Notes
۷۰ 70 Code not allocated yet
۷۱ 71 Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari ب ج د س ص ط Shahrekord
Ben
Kiar
Saman
۷۲ 72 Mazandaran ب Amol
ج Babol
د Tonekabon
Abbasabad
س Ramsar
ص Nowshahr
ط Nur
ق Behshahr
Galugah
ل Qaem Shahr
Simorgh
م Babolsar
Fereydunkenar
ن Chalus
Kelardasht
و Mahmudabad
هـ Neka
ی Juybar From
To
Juybar
Nur
From upwards
۷۳ 73 Fars ب Jahrom
Khafr
ج Larestan
Evaz
Gerash
Khonj
د Darab
س Fasa
ص Kazerun
Kuh-Chenar
ط Firuzabad
ق Abadeh
ل Marvdasht
Pasargad
م Lamerd
ن Neyriz
Bakhtegan
و Estahban
هـ Eqlid
ی Sepidan
Beyza
From
To
Sepidan
Beyza
Mamasani
Rostam
From upwards
۷۴ 74 Razavi Khorasan ب د س ص ق م ن و هـ ی Mashhad
Torqabeh/Shandiz
ج Quchan
ط Neyshabur
Firuzeh
Zeberkhan
ل Sabzevar
Davarzan
Joghatai
Joveyn
Khoshab
Sheshtamad
۷۵ 75 Kerman ب Sirjan
ج Bam
Fahraj
Narmashir
Rigan
د Jiroft
س Rafsanjan
Anar
ص Sirjan
ط Zarand
Kuhbanan
ق Kahnuj
Faryab
Qaleh Ganj
Rudbar-e Jonub
ل Rafsanjan
Anar
م Sirjan
۷۶ 76 Gilan ب Siahkal
ج Astaneh-ye Ashrafiyeh
د Lahijan
س Bandar-e Anzali
ص Langrud
ط Talesh
ق Rudsar
۷۷ 77 City of Tehran ب ج د س ص ط ق ل م ن و هـ ی For the purposes of vehicle registration, City of Tehran is treated as if it were an independent province
۷۸ 78 Tehran/Alborz ب Eslamshahr
ج Robat Karim
Baharestan
د Shahriar
Malard
Qods
س Varamin
Pishva
Qarchack
ص Damavand
Pardis
ط Savojbolagh
Taleqan
Nazarabad
ق Firuzkuh
ل Pakdasht
م Robat Karim
Baharestan
ن Ray Except for areas under Tehran City, District 20
و Shemiranat Except for areas under Tehran City, District 1
هـ Shahriar
Malard
Qods
ی Eslamshahr
۷۹ 79 Qazvin ب ج د س ص ط ق ل م ن Qazvin
Alborz
Notes
  1. Bold county name indicates the original county. The rest of the counties that are not in bold, are counties that have separated from the original county, but are still under the same code and letter as the original county
  2. Tehran and Alborz Provinces are treated as if they are one united province, for the purpose of assigning Provincial license plate codes.

Provincial codes 80 to 89

Private Vehicle Provincial Code Allocation Table, codes 80 to 89
Code Code
(English)
Province Letter County Notes
۸۰ 80 Code not allocated yet
۸۱ 81 Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari ب Borujen
ج Ardal
د Farsan
س Lordegan
Khanmirza
ص Kuhrang
ق Borujen
۸۲ 82 Mazandaran ب Savadkuh
North Savadkuh
ج Babol
د Amol
س Qaem Shahr
Simorgh
ص Babol
ط Tonekabon
Abbasabad
ق Amol
ل Babolsar
Fereydunkenar
م Babol
ن Qaem Shahr
Simorgh
و Chalus
Kelardasht
هـ Behshahr
Galugah
ی Nowshahr
۸۳ 83 Fars ب Mamasani
Rostam
ج Zarrin Dasht From
To
Zarrin Dasht
Arsanjan
Firuzabad
Kazerun
Marvdasht
Pasargad
Shiraz
Kavar
Kharameh
Sarvestan
Zarqan
Kuh-Chenar
From upwards
د Qir va Karzin
س Mohr From
To
Mohr
Darab
From upwards
ص Arsanjan From
To
Arsanjan
Firuzabad
Kazerun
Marvdasht
Pasargad
Shiraz
Kavar
Kharameh
Sarvestan
Zarqan
Kuh-Chenar
From upwards
ط Khorrambid
ق Bavanat
Sarchehan
From
To
Bavanat
Sarchehan
Abadeh
From upwards
ل Farashband
م Larestan
Evaz
Gerash
Khonj
ن Kazerun
Kuh-Chenar
و Marvdasht
Pasargad
هـ Jahrom
Khafr
ی Fasa
۸۴ 84 Hormozgan ب ج د س ص ط ق ل م Bandar Abbas
Khamir
۸۵ 85 Sistan and Baluchestan ب ج د س ص ط ق Zahedan
Mirjaveh
۸۶ 86 Semnan ب ج د Semnan
Sorkheh
۸۷ 87 Zanjan ب ج د س ص ط ق Zanjan
۸۸ 88 City of Tehran ب ج د س ص ط ق ل م ن و هـ ی For the purposes of vehicle registration, City of Tehran is treated as if it were an independent Province
۸۹ 89 Qazvin ب Takestan
ج Buin Zahra
Avaj
د Abyek
س Takestan
Notes
  1. Bold county name indicates the original county. The rest of the counties that are not in bold, are counties that have separated from the original county, but are still under the same code and letter as the original county

Provincial codes 90 to 99

Private Vehicle Provincial Code Allocation Table, codes 90 to 99
Code Code
(English)
Province Letter County Notes
۹۰ 90 Code not allocated yet
۹۱ 91 Ardabil ب ج د Ardabil
Sareyn
س Parsabad
Aslan Duz
ص Khalkhal
ط Germi
Ungut
ق Meshgin Shahr
ل Bileh Savar
م Nir From
To
Nir
Ardabil
Sareyn
Kowsar
Parsabad
Aslan Duz
From upwards
ن Namin From
To
Namin
Meshgin Shahr
From upwards
و Kowsar From
To
Kowsar
Ardabil
Sareyn
Parsabad
Aslan Duz
From upwards
هـ Ardabil
Sareyn
ی Ardabil
Sareyn
From
To
Ardabil
Sareyn
Parsabad
Aslan Duz
From upwards
۹۲ 92 Mazandaran ب Amol
ج Babol
د Tonekabon
Abbasabad
س Qaem Shahr
Simorgh
ص Babol
۹۳ 93 Fars ب ج د س ص ط ق Shiraz
Kavar
Kharameh
Sarvestan
Zarqan
ل Larestan
Evaz
Gerash
Khonj
م ن Shiraz
Kavar
Kharameh
Sarvestan
Zarqan
و Marvdasht
Pasargad
From
To
Marvdasht
Pasargad
Kazerun
Kuh-Chenar
Shiraz
Kavar
Kharameh
Sarvestan
Zarqan
From
To
Marvdasht
Pasargad
Kazerun
Kuh-Chenar
Shiraz
Kavar
Kharameh
Sarvestan
Zarqan
Firuzabad
From upwards
هـ Shiraz
Kavar
Kharameh
Sarvestan
Zarqan
ی Kazerun
Kuh-Chenar
From
To
Kazerun
Kuh-Chenar
Shiraz
Kavar
Kharameh
Sarvestan
Zarqan
From upwards
۹۴ 94 Hormozgan ب Minab
Sirik
ج Bandar Lengeh
Parsian
د Rudan
س Abumusa
ص Jask
Bashagard
ط Bastak
ق Hajjiabad
ل Qeshm
م Minab
Sirik
ن Bandar Lengeh
Parsian
۹۵ 95 Sistan and Baluchestan ب Zabol
Hamun
Hirmand
Nimruz
Zehak
ج Iranshahr
Bampur
Dalgan
د Khash
Taftan
س Saravan
Golshan
Mehrestan
Sib and Suran
ص Nik Shahr
Fanuj
Qasr-e Qand
ط Sarbaz
Rask
ق Chabahar
Dashtiari
Konarak
ل Zabol
Hamun
Hirmand
Nimruz
Zehak
م Iranshahr
Bampur
Dalgan
ن Saravan
Golshan
Mehrestan
Sib and Suran
و Zabol
Hamun
Hirmand
Nimruz
Zehak
۹۶ 96 Semnan ب Damghan
ج Shahrud
Meyami
د Garmsar
Aradan
س Mehdishahr
ص ط Shahrud
Meyami
۹۷ 97 Zanjan ب Abhar
Soltaniyeh
ج Khodabandeh
د Khorramdarreh
س Ijrud
ص Tarom
ط Mahneshan
ق Abhar
Soltaniyeh
۹۸ 98 Ilam ب ج د س Ilam
Chavar
ص Mehran
Malekshahi
ط Darreh Shahr
Badreh
ق Dehloran
ل Chardavol
Holeylan
Sirvan
م Eyvan
ن Abdanan
۹۹ 99 City of Tehran ب ج د س ص ط ق ل م ن و هـ ی For the purposes of vehicle registration, City of Tehran is treated as if it were an independent Province
Notes
  1. Bold county name indicates the original county. The rest of the counties that are not in bold, are counties that have separated from the original county, but are still under the same code and letter as the original county

Motorcycles

Motorcycle registration plates have a unique and different format. Motorcycle plates come in XXX - #####. XXX is a three-digit provincial code, followed by #####, a five-digit number. These license plates are issued provincially.

Below is a list of codes and their corresponding provinces.

Note that neither the three-digit provincial code, nor the five-digit registration number can take zero. Thus, for example, after provincial code 499, comes provincial code 511.

Code Province Number of allocated codes
111 to 143 City of Tehran 30
319 to 324 Tehran/Alborz 5
371 to 377 West Azerbaijan 7
391 to 398 East Azerbaijan 8
442 to 443 Ardabil 2
461 to 462 Kordestan 2
479 to 482 Zanjan 3
498 to 511 Hamedan 3
514 to 517 Kermanshah 4
523 to 525 Qazvin 3
531 to 537 Markazi 7
538 to 543 Lorestan 5
547 Ilam 1
555 Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari 1
563 to 569 Khuzestan 8*
571 Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad 1
578 to 583 Gilan 5
586 to 589 Mazandaran 4
596 to 597 Golestan 2
611 to 615 Qom 5
618 to 635 Isfahan 16
637 to 643 Yazd 6
687 to 698 Fars 11
751 to 754 Semnan 4
761 to 778 Razavi Khorasan 18
785 to 786 North Khorasan 2
791 to 792 South Khorasan 2
812 to 817 Kerman 6
819 to 823 Sistan and Baluchestan 3
827 to 831 Bushehr 4
835 to 839 Hormozgan 5
851 Khuzestan 8*
Notes
  1. For the purposes of vehicle registration, City of Tehran is treated as if it were an independent Province.
  2. Tehran and Alborz Provinces are treated as if they are one united province, for the purpose of assigning Provincial license plate codes.
  3. * indicates that not all of the province's allocated numbers are not sequential.

Free trade zones

The plate is black on white and consists of a five-digit number written once in Persian digits on the top and in Arabic digits on the bottom. On the left, there is an Iranian flag and the logo of the respective free trade zone with its name written in English below it.

The size of the plate is American standard.

Below are a few examples of these plates.

Anzali

Further information: Bandar-e Anzali

Aras

Further information: Aras Free Zone

Arvand

Further information: Arvand Free Zone

Kish

Further information: Kish Island

Maku

Further information: Maku, Iran

Chabahar

Further information: Chabahar

Qeshm

Further information: Qeshm Island
Vehicle registration plates of Iran
Provinces Iran
Free Zones
Vehicle registration plates of Asia
Sovereign states
States with
limited recognition
Dependencies and
other territories

References

  1. "ایران ۱۱» دوباره به میدان آمد". 17 February 2021.
  2. "Fardanews مشخصه پلاکهای جدید سیاسی چیست؟". 6 March 2016.
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