Southern Iran

Southern Iran consists of the southern mountain ranges of Zagros and Central Iranian Range, Khuzestan Plain and the northern coasts of Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz.

It includes the provinces of Fars, Kohgiluyeh and Buyer Ahmad, Hormozgan and Bushehr. Sometimes Khuzestan and Kerman are also included in this region. The major cities in the region are Shiraz, Bandarabbas, Bushehr, Marvdasht, Jahrom, Yasuj, Fasa and Borazjan.^[1]

The south of Iran is very diverse in terms of ethnicity, which includes Persians (including Kohmera, Basri, Etchmi, etc.) includes Arabs and Iranians of African origin. Also, minorities from many ethnic groups of Iranian descent have migrated to this region from different regions of Iran for various reasons, including work reasons; Among these immigrants, we can mention Azerbaijanis, Mazandaranis, Gilaks, Talysh , Tats Kurds, Lurs ، who migrated from the northwest, north, west and center of Iran to the south of Iran.

• Hot desert climate in the plains and the coast of the Persian Gulf.
• Cold semi-arid climate in the mountain ranges.^[2]

• Northern Iran
• Northwestern Iran
• Western Iran
• Eastern Iran
• Central Iran