Khorasan Province

A former province in northeastern Iran, divided in 2004 into North Khorasan, Razavi Khorasan, and South Khorasan provinces.

Greater Khorasan: A historical region of Central and West Asia whose boundaries varied across eras. The modern province occupied only part of the much larger historical region.
Provinces of Iran: Iran’s top-level administrative divisions, each governed as a province. Khorasan Province was one such division before the 2004 reorganization.
North Khorasan Province: A province in northeastern Iran created from the northern part of former Khorasan Province in 2004. It became one of the three successor provinces.
Nishapur: A historic city in northeastern Iran, now in Razavi Khorasan Province. It was a major urban center within the former province.
Khorasan: A historical region whose name means “land of the rising sun” in Persian. The province took its name from this longstanding regional identity.
Iranian Ministry of Interior: The government ministry responsible for domestic administration and territorial organization in Iran. Provincial organization falls within the ministry’s administrative responsibilities.
Razavi Khorasan Province: A province in northeastern Iran created from the central part of former Khorasan Province in 2004. It inherited Mashhad and much of the former province’s central area.
Sabzevar: A city in Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran, west of Mashhad. It was among the important cities of the former province’s central region.
History of Iran: The history of the Iranian plateau and the states and societies formed there. Changes in Iranian state administration shaped the province’s boundaries.
Iranian Parliament: Iran’s national legislature, formally known as the Islamic Consultative Assembly. Legislative approval enabled the division of the former province.

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Iranian provincesCompared with: Its division shows the administrative trade-offs behind provincial reorganization.