Iran Air Iran Air Iran Air, branded as The Airline of the Islamic Republic of Iran (), is the flag carrier of Iran headquartered on the grounds of Mehrabad Airport in Tehran. As of 2018, it operates scheduled services to 71 destinations in Asia and Europe. Iran Air’s main bases are Imam Khomeini International Airport and Mehrabad Airport, both situated in Tehran, capital of Iran. Domestically, Iran Air is commonly known as Homa, which is the name of a mythical Persian griffin, and also the acronym of "Iran National Airlines" in the Persian language. The airline's cargo division, Iran Air Cargo, operates
Administrative divisions of Iran Administrative divisions of Iran The first level of country subdivisions of Iran are the (; "ostānhā") provinces. Each province is further subdivided into counties called shahrestan (), and each shahrestan is subdivided into districts called bakhsh (). There are usually a few cities () and rural districts () in each county. Rural districts are a collection of a number of villages. One of the cities of the county is appointed as the capital of the county. According to the government of Iran, (Iranian calendar 1394), the figures are as follows: According to the Statistical Center of Iran, the figures are