Iran Maps

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The following maps were produced by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency unless otherwise indicated.

Country Maps

Iran (Physiography) 2001 (1.8MB) and pdf format (1.1MB)
Iran (Political) 2001 (247K) and pdf format (263K)
Iran (Political) 1996 (262K) and pdf format (271K)
Iran (Political) 1990 (306K) and pdf format (317K)
Iran (Political) 1986 (228K) and pdf format (236K)
Iran (Shaded Relief) 2001 (321K) and pdf format (294K)
Iran (Shaded Relief) 1996 (312K) and pdf format (292K)
Iran (Shaded Relief) 1990 (277K) and pdf format (283K)
Iran (Shaded Relief) 1986 (235K) and pdf format (246K)
Iran (Shaded Relief) 1982 (239K) and pdf format (247K)
Iran (Shaded Relief) 1973 (398K) and pdf format (410K)
Iran (Small Map) 2016 (27K)
Iran (Transportation) 2001 (1.5MB) and pdf format (1.3MB)
Iran (Wall Map) 2009 "Iran Country Profile" Iran map with insets: Population Density, Ethnoreligious Distribution, Key Petroleum Sector Facilities, Southern Caspian Energy Prospects and Strait Of Hormuz (6MB)
Iran (Wall Map) 2004 "Iran Country Profile" Iran map with insets: Population Density, Ethnoreligious Distribution, Key Petroleum Sector Facilities, Southern Caspian Energy Prospects and Strait Of Hormuz (2.5MB)

City Maps

Mashhad - East (446K) and Mashhad - West (764K) (topographic maps in Russian) original scale 1:10,000 Portions of Soviet General Staff maps J-40-144 1 and 2 1971
Yazd (topographic map in Russian) original scale 1:25,000 Portion of Soviet General Staff map H-40-1 1978 (1MB)

Detailed Maps

1:1,000,000 - International Map of the World U.S. Army Map Service
This series covers all of Iran.
1:1,000,000 - Operational Navigation Charts U.S. National Imagery and Mapping Agency [Not for navigational use]
This series covers all of Iran.
1:500,000 - Tactical Pilotage Charts U.S. National Imagery and Mapping Agency [Not for navigational use]
This series covers all of Iran.
1:500,000 - World Series 1404, Great Britain. War Office and Air Ministry. 1958-
This series covers parts of Iran
1:250,000 - Iran - Joint Operations Graphic (Air), Series 1501, 1:250,000 [Not for navigational use] U.S. National Imagery and Mapping Agency. Earlier sheets were produced by the U.S. Defense Mapping Agency.
This series covers most of Iran.
1:250,000 - Southwestern Asia Series K502, U.S. Army Map Service, 1953-
This series includes parts of northern Iran.

Regional Maps

Middle East Maps
Persian Gulf Region (Political) 1981 (187K)
Strait of Hormuz (Political) 1980 (149K)
Strait of Hormuz portion of Iran Country Profile 2004 (311K)

Thematic Maps

Caspian Region Oil Pipelines (633K) April 2002 [pdf format]
[Caspian Region] Oil and Gas Infrastructure in the Caspian Sea Region 2012 (6.9MB)
[Caspian Region] Oil and Gas Infrastructure in the Caspian Sea Region 2001 (2.5 MB)
Ethnoreligious Distribution portion of Iran Country Profile 2004 (373K)
Industry and Mining from U.S. Central Intelligence Agency map of Iran 1978 (108K)
Kurdish Areas in the Middle East and the Soviet Union 1986 (254K)
Kurdish Lands (location map) 1992 (235K)
Light Industry and Agriculture from U.S. Central Intelligence Agency map of Iran 1973 (84K)
Major Crops from U.S. Central Intelligence Agency map of Iran 1978 (96K)
Major Muslim Ethnic Groups in Armenia, Iran, and the Islamic Commonwealth States 1992 (203K)
Mining and Heavy Industry from U.S. Central Intelligence Agency map of Iran 1973 (80K)
Peoples of Iran [Ethnolinguistic Groups] 1982 (490K)
Petroleum - Key Petroleum Sector Facilites portion of Iran Country Profile 2004 (318K)
Petroleum - Major Iranian Oilfields from U.S. Central Intelligence Agency map of Iran 1978 (108K)
Population Density portion of Iran Country Profile 2004 (413K)
Regional Physiography portion of Iran Country Profile 2004 (285K)
Southern Caspian Energy Prospects portion of Iran Country Profile 2004 (394K)
Strait of Hormuz portion of Iran Country Profile 2004 (311K)

Historical Maps

Bam Area (1,520K)
Portion of sheet H-40 Q Bam. Edition July 1941. Original scale 1:253,440 Compiled and Published originally under the direction of the Surveyor-General of India 1912 and revised to 1941. Published by the War Office, 1942 and reprinted by the U.S. Army Map Service October 1942.
Environs of Tehran 1974 (9.7MB)
Original scale 1:100,000. Published by the Oil Service Company of Iran, October 1974.
General Information: Producing, Refining, and Exporting Areas 1974 (8.8MB)
Original scale 1:1,500,000. Published by the Oil Service Company of Iran, December 1974.
Isfahan Area 1942 (314K) map key and scale (168K)
Portion of sheet I-39 V Isfahan. Edition December 1942. Original scale 1:253,440 Compiled and Reproduced by India Field Survey Company, January 1943. Published by the U.S. Army Map Service, July 1943.
Iraq and Iran Series K501, 1:253,440, U.S. Army Map Service, 1931-
Meshed [Mashhad] Area 1942 (538K) map key and scale (146K)
Portion of sheet J-40 X Iran. Original scale 1:253,440 Compiled and published originally under the direction of the Surveyor-General of India 1909 and Revised to 1941. Published by the War Office, 1942 and reprinted by the U.S. Army Map Service October 1942.
Tabriz Area 1943 (244K) map key and scale (149K)
Portion of sheet J-38 K Tabriz. Original scale 1:253,440 Compiled and Reproduced by India Field Survey Company, May 1943. Published by the U.S. Army Map Service, August 1943.
Tehran Area 1947 (538K) map key and scale (146K)
Portion of sheet I-39 D Iran. Original scale 1:250,000 Compiled and published originally under the direction of the Surveyor-General of India 1910 and Revised to 1940. Published by the U.S. Army Map Service November, 1947.

CIA Atlas of the Middle East

Iran (8 maps and charts) Published by the CIA January, 1993

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