Vehicle registration plates of Iran

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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.

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[a]	T	Taxis
س	S		ث	Ṯ	IRGC vehicles
ص	Ṣ		ز	Z	Ministry of Defence
ط	Ṭ		♿︎ (ژ)[b]	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
^ The letter ت is accompanied by the English text "TAXI" on license plates ^ 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

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

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.^[1]

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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).^[2]

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

Plate is used for cars that are newly made

This plate is used for new cars that entered Iran

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.

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.

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

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	Ṣ	Ṭ	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.

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 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

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/Alborz2	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 [11 هـ H 111 - 24] To [53 هـ H 999 - 24]
				Shadegan Mahshahr	From [54 هـ H 111 - 24] 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 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 Tehran and Alborz Provinces are treated as if they are one united province, for the purpose of assigning Provincial license plate codes.

Private Vehicle Provincial Code Allocation Table, codes 30 to 39

Code	Code (English)	Province	Letter	County	Notes
۳۰	30	Tehran/Alborz2	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 Khorasan3	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 [11 ن N 111 - 32] To [34 ن N 999 - 32] 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 [35 ن N 111 - 32] 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 [11 و V 111 - 32] To [34 و V 999 - 32] 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 [35 و V 111 - 32] 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 [11 ی Y 111 - 32] To [16 ی Y 999 - 32] 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 [17 ی Y 111 - 32] 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 [11 د D 111 - 34] To [26 د D 999 - 34]
				Hendijan Khorramshahr	From [27 د D 111 - 34] upwards
			س	Lali	From [11 س S 111 - 34] To [16 س S 999 - 34]
				Lali Andimeshk	From [17 س S 111 - 34] 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 [11 ج J 111 - 35] To [27 ج J 999 - 35]
				Varzaqan Bonab	From [28 ج J 111 - 35] upwards
			د	Ajabshir	From [11 د D 111 - 35] To [46 د D 999 - 35]
				Ajabshir Bonab	From [47 د D 111 - 35] upwards
			س	Charuymaq	From [11 س S 111 - 35] To [21 س S 999 - 35]
				Charuymaq Tabriz	From [22 س S 111 - 35] 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/Alborz2	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 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 Tehran and Alborz Provinces are treated as if they are one united province, for the purpose of assigning Provincial license plate codes. 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.

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 Khorasan2	ب	Fariman
			ج	Shirvan Faruj (In North Khorasan)	From [11 ج J 111 - 42] To [14 ج J 999 - 42] 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 [15 ج J 111 - 42] To [36 ج J 999 - 42] Shared between these North Khorasan counties and these Razavi Khorasan counties
				Mashhad Torqabeh/Shandiz	From [37 ج J 111 - 42] 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 [11 ق Q 111 - 42] To [32 ق Q 999 - 42] 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 [33 ق Q 111 - 42] 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 [11 م M 111 - 42] To [36 م M 999 - 35]
				Roshtkhar Gonabad Bajestan	From [37 م M 111 - 42] upwards
			ن	Jajarm Garmeh (In North Khorasan)	From [11 ن N 111 - 42] To [14 ن N 999 - 42] 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 [15 ن N 111 - 42] To [17 ن N 999 - 42] Shared between these North Khorasan counties and these Razavi Khorasan counties
				Sabzevar Davarzan Joghatai Joveyn Khoshab Sheshtamad	From [18 ن N 111 - 42] 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 [11 و V 111 - 42] To [13 و V 999 - 42] 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 [14 و V 111 - 42] To [18 و V 999 - 42] Shared between these North Khorasan counties and these Razavi Khorasan counties
				Mashhad Torqabeh/Shandiz	From [19 و V 111 - 42] 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 [11 هـ H 111 - 42] To [12 هـ H 999 - 42] 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 [13 هـ H 111 - 42] upwards The letter initially belonged to and is partially used by counties that became part of South Khorasan in 2004.
			ی	Kalat	From [11 ی Y 111 - 42] To [21 ی Y 999 - 35]
				Kalat Torbat-e Heydarieh Mahvelat Zaveh	From [22 ی Y 111 - 42] upwards
۴۳	43	Isfahan	ب	Faridan Buin Miandasht Chadegan
			ج	Mobarakeh
			د	Shahin Shahr & Meymeh Borkhar
			س	Aran o Bidgol
			ص	Tiran & Karvan	From [11 ص Ṣ 111 - 43] To [55 ص Ṣ 999 - 43]
				Tiran & Karvan Najafabad	From [56 ص Ṣ 111 - 43] 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 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 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.

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 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

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 [11 ص Ṣ 111 - 67] To [29 ص Ṣ 999 - 67]
				Lenjan Falavarjan	From [31 ص Ṣ 111 - 67] 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/Alborz2	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 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 Tehran and Alborz Provinces are treated as if they are one united province, for the purpose of assigning Provincial license plate codes.

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 [11 ی Y 111 - 72] To [59 ی Y 999 - 72]
				Juybar Nur	From [61 ی Y 111 - 72] 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 [11 ی Y 111 - 73] To [51 ی Y 999 - 73]
				Sepidan Beyza Mamasani Rostam	From [52 ی Y 111 - 73] 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/Alborz2	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 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 Tehran and Alborz Provinces are treated as if they are one united province, for the purpose of assigning Provincial license plate codes.

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 [11 ج J 111 - 83] To [41 ج J 999 - 83]
				Zarrin Dasht Arsanjan Firuzabad Kazerun Marvdasht Pasargad Shiraz Kavar Kharameh Sarvestan Zarqan Kuh-Chenar	From [42 ج J 111 - 83] upwards
			د	Qir va Karzin
			س	Mohr	From [11 س S 111 - 83] To [38 س S 999 - 83]
				Mohr Darab	From [39 س S 111 - 83] upwards
			ص	Arsanjan	From [11 ص Ṣ 111 - 83] To [35 ص Ṣ 999 - 83]
				Arsanjan Firuzabad Kazerun Marvdasht Pasargad Shiraz Kavar Kharameh Sarvestan Zarqan Kuh-Chenar	From [39 ص Ṣ 111 - 83] upwards
			ط	Khorrambid
			ق	Bavanat Sarchehan	From [11 ق Q 111 - 83] To [33 ق Q 999 - 83]
				Bavanat Sarchehan Abadeh	From [34 ق Q 111 - 83] 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 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

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 [11 م M 111 - 91] To [16 م M 999 - 91]
				Nir Ardabil Sareyn Kowsar Parsabad Aslan Duz	From [17 م M 111 - 91] upwards
			ن	Namin	From [11 ن N 111 - 91] To [23 ن N 999 - 91]
				Namin Meshgin Shahr	From [24 ن N 111 - 91] upwards
			و	Kowsar	From [11 و V 111 - 91] To [18 و V 999 - 91]
				Kowsar Ardabil Sareyn Parsabad Aslan Duz	From [19 و V 111 - 91] upwards
			هـ	Ardabil Sareyn
			ی	Ardabil Sareyn	From [11 ی Y 111 - 91] To [75 ی Y 999 - 91]
				Ardabil Sareyn Parsabad Aslan Duz	From [76 ی Y 111 - 91] 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 [11 و V 111 - 93] To [39 و V 999 - 93]
				Marvdasht Pasargad Kazerun Kuh-Chenar Shiraz Kavar Kharameh Sarvestan Zarqan	From [41 و V 111 - 93] To [95 و V 999 - 93]
				Marvdasht Pasargad Kazerun Kuh-Chenar Shiraz Kavar Kharameh Sarvestan Zarqan Firuzabad	From [96 و V 111 - 93] upwards
			هـ	Shiraz Kavar Kharameh Sarvestan Zarqan
			ی	Kazerun Kuh-Chenar	From [11 ی Y 111 - 93] To [16 ی Y 999 - 93]
				Kazerun Kuh-Chenar Shiraz Kavar Kharameh Sarvestan Zarqan	From [17 ی Y 111 - 93] 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 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

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 Tehran1	30
319 to 324	Tehran/Alborz2	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 For the purposes of vehicle registration, City of Tehran is treated as if it were an independent Province. Tehran and Alborz Provinces are treated as if they are one united province, for the purpose of assigning Provincial license plate codes. * indicates that not all of the province's allocated numbers are not sequential.

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.