Iran
Iran is one of the 193 UN member states, in Southern Asia. UN Tourism counted 9.1 million international arrivals there in 2019, more visited than 77% of the 199 places with figures, so its stamp in Globestamp is printed in Foil.
- International arrivals
- 9.1 millionin 2019, UN Tourism
- Rank by visitors
- 47th of 199most visited first
- Stamp finish
- Foilrarer than 23%
- Area
- 1,623,485 km² (626,831 sq mi)
- Population
- 82.9 millionNatural Earth estimate
- Provinces
- 30in Globestamp’s regions layer
- Airports
- 45with scheduled flights
- World Heritage Sites
- 30on Globestamp’s list
Does Iran count as a country?
Yes. Iran is one of the 193 UN member states, so every common list counts it: the UN’s 193, Globestamp’s 250 and the Travelers’ Century Club’s 330.
| List | Counts Iran? |
|---|---|
| UN member states (193) | Yes, a member |
| Globestamp’s countries and territories (250) | Yes |
| Travelers’ Century Club (330) | Yes, as Iran |
| European Union | No |
| Schengen area | No |
The Iran stamp
Every country in Globestamp has its own stamp, drawn after a real entry stamp. Its finish shows how few travelers get there. Iran’s is Foil: a hot-stamped foil block in the ink’s own colour, the finish for places with 6 to 15 million visitors a year. With 9.1 million international arrivals in 2019, Iran is more visited than 77% of the 199 places with figures. See every stamp on the stamp wall, or the rarest on the least-visited countries.
What counts as a visit to Iran
The common rule among travelers is that you set foot there: an airport layover usually doesn’t count, and a port where you went ashore does. Globestamp counts Iran when one of your photos was taken on its ground, or just off its coast; a photo taken from a plane never counts. Photos only at an airport make a transit stamp in lighter ink, counted only if you count layovers. Read more in how to count the countries you’ve visited.
Places in Iran you can collect
Under the country itself, Globestamp keeps layers of places on your globe, and a photo taken at one ticks it. These are the ones it knows in Iran, from 30 World Heritage Sites to 3 volcanoes.
World Heritage Sites 30
Persepolis (1979) · Susa · Bam (2004) · Naqsh-e Jahan Square (1979) · Chogha Zanbil (1979) · Pasargadae (2004) · Dasht-e Lut (2016) · Golestan Palace (2013) · Jameh Mosque of Isfahan (2012) · Soltaniyeh (2005) and 20 more. On the bucket list →
Famous landmarks 2
Persepolis · Naqsh-e Jahan Square. On the bucket list →
Volcanoes 3
Damavand · Mount Taftan · Zendan-e Soleyman. On the bucket list →
Ski resorts 9
Dizin Ski Resort · Darbandsar Ski Resort · Pooladkaf · Shemshak · Fereydunshahr · Sahand Ski Resort and 3 more. On the bucket list →
Theme parks 4
Eram Amusement Park · Shahr-e Bazi · Tehran Jurassic Park · Sacred Defense Cinema Town. On the bucket list →
Zoos and aquariums 5
Eram Zoo · Kish Dolphinarium · Isfahan Aquarium · Shiraz Zoo and 1 more. On the bucket list →
Botanical gardens 2
National Botanical Garden of Iran · Nowshahr Botanical Garden. On the bucket list →
Science museums and planetariums 2
Khayyam Planetarium · Yazd Water Museum. On the bucket list →
Largest cities
| City | People (urban area) |
|---|---|
| Tehran | 7,873,000 |
| Mashhad | 2,469,000 |
| Isfahan | 1,628,000 |
| Karaj | 1,423,000 |
| Tabriz | 1,413,000 |
| Shiraz | 1,240,000 |
| Ahvaz | 996,000 |
| Qom | 973,000 |
Airports
Iran has 45 airports with scheduled flights, 15 of them large. Each is a dot on Globestamp’s airports layer, and every flight you log adds to how far you’ve flown (try the flight distance calculator).
30 provinces to fill in
Globestamp goes deeper than countries: its regions layer splits Iran into 30 provinces (Natural Earth’s first-level divisions), and each one fills in when a photo was taken there.
All 30
Ardabil · Bushehr · Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari · East Azerbaijan · Fars · Gilan · Golestan · Hamadan · Hormozgan · Ilam · Isfahan · Kerman · Kermanshah · Khuzestan · Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad · Kurdistan · Lorestan · Markazi · Mazandaran · North Khorasan · Qazvin · Qom · Razavi Khorasan · Semnan · Sistan and Baluchestan · South Khorasan · Tehran · West Azerbaijan · Yazd · Zanjan
Questions people ask
Is Iran a country?
Yes. Iran is one of the 193 UN member states, so every common list counts it: the UN’s 193, Globestamp’s 250 and the Travelers’ Century Club’s 330.
How many tourists visit Iran a year?
UN Tourism (via the World Bank) counted 9,107,000 international arrivals in Iran in 2019, the 47th most of the 199 places with figures. Countries count arrivals in different ways (some include day-trippers and cruise passengers), so treat it as a rough rank rather than an exact number of tourists.
How rare is a Iran stamp in Globestamp?
It is printed in Foil, the finish for places with 6 to 15 million visitors a year, rarer than 23% of the places with figures. The fewer travelers a place receives, the rarer its finish, from plain Ink to Mythic.
Does Iran count for the Travelers’ Century Club?
Yes. The Travelers’ Century Club counts it as “Iran”, one of its 330 destinations.
Places as rare as Iran
Near Iran
Sources
- Countries, cities and regions: Natural Earth 10m admin-0 (public domain); lists as of October 2026.
- Visitors: UN Tourism via the World Bank, ST.INT.ARVL (International tourism, number of arrivals), CC BY 4.0, data updated 2026-10-08. Each country's latest year before 2020. Countries count visitors differently; use as a rough rank.
- World Heritage Sites, parks, landmarks and the bucket-list places: Wikidata (CC0), as compiled in the app, October 2026.
- Airports: OurAirports (public domain), airports with scheduled service.
- Travelers’ Century Club: the club’s list of 330 destinations, as of January 2022.