Identity documents in Iran are official documents of Iranians identity and citizenship and are used to identification and authentication. [1] The most important identity documents in Iran are the Iranian identity booklet ( Persian: شناسنامه) and the Iranian identity card ( Persian: کارت ملی). [1] Identity documents for foreign nationals are resident card and employment card. [2]
Postal codes are used to identify specific locations. In Iran, the postal code is a 10-digit number, the first 5 digits representing the departure code (characteristic of the destination city) and the second 5 digits representing the distribution code (location characteristic of the destination). [3] Its main use is to send letters or postal packages sent by the Iran Post Company. There are currently about 52 million different postcodes in Iran. [4] [5]
Postal code in Iran is issued by the General Geographical and Spatial Administration of the country under the supervision of the National Post Company. [4] [5]
The plan to allocate and use the 10-digit postal code was included in the agenda of the Government and the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran in 1991. Therefore, during a 5-year period, from 1991 to 1996, they began to collect statistics and informations, and in 1997, they announced 10-digit postal codes for all Iranian places and households. [6]
In 1997, the law requiring the allocation of national numbers and postal codes to all Iranian citizens was approved: [7] [8] [9]
Identity documents in Iran are official documents of Iranians identity and citizenship and are used to identification and authentication. [1] The most important identity documents in Iran are the Iranian identity booklet ( Persian: شناسنامه) and the Iranian identity card ( Persian: کارت ملی). [1] Identity documents for foreign nationals are resident card and employment card. [2]
Postal codes are used to identify specific locations. In Iran, the postal code is a 10-digit number, the first 5 digits representing the departure code (characteristic of the destination city) and the second 5 digits representing the distribution code (location characteristic of the destination). [3] Its main use is to send letters or postal packages sent by the Iran Post Company. There are currently about 52 million different postcodes in Iran. [4] [5]
Postal code in Iran is issued by the General Geographical and Spatial Administration of the country under the supervision of the National Post Company. [4] [5]
The plan to allocate and use the 10-digit postal code was included in the agenda of the Government and the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran in 1991. Therefore, during a 5-year period, from 1991 to 1996, they began to collect statistics and informations, and in 1997, they announced 10-digit postal codes for all Iranian places and households. [6]
In 1997, the law requiring the allocation of national numbers and postal codes to all Iranian citizens was approved: [7] [8] [9]