Vehicle registration plates of Iran


Iranian license plates 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 Ever since code 99 was fully issued, the new codes for Tehran have started from 10 and subsequently increased by 10. Most province codes increase by 10 based on the first code issued for their province. Khuzestan Province, for example, has been allocated codes 24 & 14, and code 24 will not be used before code 14 is fully issued.

Private cars

The plate is black on white. The code in the square represents the regional codes. The letter ب can be any letter depending on the district within the region covered by the numerical code.

Private cars of people with disabilities

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

Motorcycles

Taxis">Taxicab">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 cars

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 cars and these types of plates are issued provincially.

Agricultural cars

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 cars and these types of plates are issued provincially.

Governmental cars

The plate is white on red. To distinguish the type of the plate, there is the word الف 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 cars 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 (NAJA) 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 provincially.

[IRGC]

The following plate is installed on cars belonging to IRGC. 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 provincially.

[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 provincially.

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 provincially.

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 provincially.

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 3 digit number. For example, 214 is reserved for Germany. So far, 133 countries have been numbered. For each country's embassy, the first two digits increase.

Political (e.g., Diplomatic/Consular Corps)

Service (e.g., UNHCR)

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Area codes

Area codes in Iran depend on the province the car is registered in.
ProvinceCodeProvinceCode
Tehran City10-11-20-22-33-44
55-66-77-88-99		East Azerbaijan15-25-35
Tehran
Alborz		21-38-68-78-30West Azerbaijan17-27-37
Kermanshah19-29Kurdistan51-61
Zanjan87-97Hamadan18-28
Qazvin79-89Markazi47-57
Lorestan31-41Ilam98
Chahar Mahaal and Bakhtiari71-81Hormozgan84-94
Khuzestan14-24-34Kohgiluye and Boyer-Ahmad49
Gilan46-56-76Qom16
Isfahan13-23-43-53-67Yazd54-64
Fars63-73-83-93Semnan86-96
Razavi Khorasan12-32-42-36-74Sistan and Baluchestan85-95
Bojnord26Birjand52
Mazandaran62-72-82-92Kerman45-65-75
Bushehr48-58Gorgan59-69
Ardabil91-76Unassigned39-40-50-60-70-80-90

Letters

The order of letter the plates are issued in follows the alphabetical order of the Persian alphabet, and excludes letters reserved for special license plates. The order is as follows:
The plate is black on white and consists of a five-digit number written once in eastern Arabic-Indic digits on the top and in Latin 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

Aras

Arvand

Kish