Regions of Iran

This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove these messages) This article possibly contains original research. Please improve it by verifying the claims made and adding inline citations. Statements consisting only of original research should be removed. (December 2016) (Learn how and when to remove this message) This article may contain citations that do not verify the text. Please check for citation inaccuracies. (December 2016) (Learn how and when to remove this message) (Learn how and when to remove this message)

Iran has been divided into regions in a number of different ways historically.^[1] It has been divided into five administrative regions (Persian: منطقه‌ها mantaqehâ, singular منطقه mantaqe) since 2014.