A question to the Iranians

[Demhat]

Why are massive provinces like Semnan, Golestan, Razavi Khorasan and South Khorasan, with beautiful landscapes and climate barely populated while very hot arid regions like Hormozgan have twice the population size as any of them.

It is not very understandable to me.

[Dr_Maul]

Because Nomadic culture has been replaced by City / farming culture in Iran since 250 AD you can't build a city in the middle of the Steppe/Desert. Only times that area has been useful is during the silk road and even the important Iranian silk road cities like Samarkand and Bukhara are not even within our borders so it does not matter lol. Hormozgan really is only populated because of Oil Cities, similar to Bushehr etc.

[Demhat]

Because Nomadic culture has been replaced by City / farming culture in Iran since 250 AD you can't build a city in the middle of the Steppe/Desert. Only times that area has been useful is during the silk road and even the important Iranian silk road cities like Samarkand and Bukhara are not even within our borders so it does not matter lol. Hormozgan really is only populated because of Oil Cities, similar to Bushehr etc.

But you could use that argument with almost every other province in South Iran too. The same with Yazd. In fact Golestan Razavi Khoarasan and Semnan are greener and better suited for living than Yazd which is primarely desert. Only South Khorasan province has actually a larger section of deserts. The other provinces are mountainous and green.

[Eline]

Climate change. In the past all ancient lands of Persia were beautiful, but during the last 5000 years a lot things changed in the Northern Mesopotamia and Iranian Plateau..

All green areas you mention were just peripheral parts of Media and later Persia. Persians lived around the urban centres like Persepolis

[Halgurd]

Historically speaking Khorasan was never very stable. It was constantly under threat from raiding Turkmen tribes. Plus it was populated by many nomads who were always moving around and so did not establish permanent centres until relatively recently.

Safavids forced many Kurds to settle in Northern regions of Khorasan for this reason, as well as to divide the Kurdish people.

[Babak]

The population in razavi khorasan is 6 million whereas hormozgan has 1 million. Whatchu mean bro

[Demhat]

This is Semnan landscape



Golestan how can these beautiful landscapes be barely populated is beyond me




Even South Khorasan has some highlights.


It should be in the gouvernments duty to build the infrastructure of these regions. They are also better suited for living than many of the overpopulated Cities in Central and South Iran imo.

[Demhat]

The population in razavi khorasan is 6 million whereas hormozgan has 1 million. Whatchu mean bro

My bad, I mistook it for South Khorasan. But my argument stays with Semnan and Golestan.

[Dr_Maul]

But you could use that argument with almost every other province in South Iran too. The same with Yazd. In fact Golestan Razavi Khoarasan and Semnan are greener and better suited for living than Yazd which is primarely desert. Only South Khorasan province has actually a larger section of deserts. The other provinces are mountainous and green.

Hmm only Golestan I'd say is really suitable for living there compared to Yazd. Also idk why you included Golestan because it has nearly 2 million people when Yazd population is only 1, not to mention Goldestan is over 4x smaller than Yazd. But anyways, it is a mix of topography and history. Yazd has been populated since Parthian/Sassanid times, but there just wasn't many cities in the eastern Steppe, which is why not many people live there now. Also I think you are overestimating the mountainous/greenery climate of Khorasan/Semnan, it is still pretty flat compared to the west
Map_of_Iran_with_province_names_and_neighboring_land.svg.png <--- Province Map
Now compare it with Topography. You can see that most of Semnan is desert, and that cities are usually in the heart of the mountains or on the coastline. Also, Razavi Khorasan's population is over 6 million, more than most of the country

[Eline]

It should be in the gouvernments duty to build the infrastructure of these regions.

I don't agree. That part of nature should stay nature and not be screwed up by humans. Also, Persians don't belong there but rather in their historical places in SouthCentral Iran (Ilam, Fars).