Department of the Environment

H.E. Mr. Mohammad Javad Mohammadizadeh

Vice President and Head of the  
Department of the Environment
P.O. Box 15875-5181, Tehran
I.R. Iran
Telephone: +98 21 88241715-16
 Fax : +98 21 88241713

 

Dr. S.M.B. Nabavi
Deputy Head of Marine Environment
Department of The Environment
P.O. Box 15875-5181, Tehran
I.R. Iran
 Telephone: +98 21 88244570
 Fax : +98 21 88244571
 E-Mail : smbnabavi@irandoe.org
 

RESPONSE OFFICERS
Mr. Mohammad Mirnejad
Head of Maritime Search & Rescue and Maritime Environment Protection Office
Ports and Maritime Organization
South Didar St, Shahid Haghani Exp’way, Vanak Sq, Tehran
I.R. Iran
Telephone: +98 21 84932175
Mobile : +98 91 26301713
 Fax : +98 21 88651117   
E-Mail: mir_nejad@yahoo.com

Mr. Peyman Derakhshan Nik
Marine Environment Senior Expert
Ports and Maritime Organization
South Didar St, Shahid Haghani Exp’way, Vanak Sq, Tehran
I.R. Iran
Telephone: +98 21 84932192
 Fax : +98 21 84932190
 E-Mail: derakhshannik@yahoo.com

GENERAL INFORMATION

Land Area 1,636,000 sq.km (631,496 sq. miles)
Coast Line Length 2,440 km (1,516 miles)
Population 62,847,000 (1993)/Expected 107,787,000 (2010)
P. Density 97 Persons/Sq. miles
Capital Tehran
Languages Persian and Persian dialects 58%, Turkic and Turkic dialects 26%, Kurdish 9%, Luri 2%, Balochi 1%, Arabic 1%, Turkish 1%, other 2%
Geographic coordinates 32 00 N,    53 00 E
Cities Tehran, Mashed, Isfhan, Abdan, Esfahan, Tabriz, Shiraz, Bandar Abbas, Korram shahr
Currency Iranian Riyal (IR) Per US $ 1 –65,515 (Jan 1992)
1 – 68,096 (1990) 
Airports (International) Tehran (Mehrabad Int. Airports) Shiraz, Abdan, Bandar Abbas
Natural Resources Petroleum, Natural gas, Coal, Chromium, Copper, Iron, Ore, Lead, Manganese, Zinc, Sulfur

  Ports & Loading Terminal

Port

Location
Abdan (Oil) Lat  30°   20.00'   N,        Long  048°   16.00'   E
Bandar Abbas (Commercial) Lat  27°   08.00'   N,        Long  056°   12.00'   E
Bandar Immam Khomeni (Commercial) Lat  30°   25.00'   N,        Long  049°    05.00'  E
Bandar Mahshahr (Oil) Lat  30°   27.00'   N,        Long  049°    20.00'  E
Bushier (Commercial) Lat  28°   59.00'   N,        Long  050°    50.00'  E
Char-Bahar (Commercial) Lat  25°   17.00'   N,        Long  060°    37.00'  E
Cyrus Terminal (Oil) Lat  29°   01.00'   N,        Long  049°    28.00'  E
Kharg Island (Oil) Lat  29°   14.00'   N,        Long  050°    19.00'  E
Khorram shahr  (Commercial) Lat  30°    26.00'  N,        Long  048°    10.00'  E
Lavan Island (Oil) Lat   26°   47.00'  N,       Long  053°   20.00'  E
Ras Bahregan (Nowruz) (Oil) Lat   29°   43.00'  N,       Long  050°   10.00'  E
Sirri Island  (Oil) Lat   25°   54.00'   N,      Long  054°   33.00'  E