REZA MOLAI SELECTION

Guide to Iranian materials

Limestone: areas of origin, materials and further reading.

THE GEOGRAPHY OF STONE / 01

Iran. The lands of limestone.

31 provinces · 3 locations
Map of Iranian limestone areasKhorramabad · Islamabad-e Gharb · ShirazNorth KhorasanKermanIlamLorestanMarkaziChaharmahal and BakhtiyariKermanshahHamadanQazvinGilanZanjanSemnanIsfahanKohgiluye and Buyer AhmadKurdistanWest AzerbaijanFarsBushehrArdabilMazandaranGolestanRazavi KhorasanSouth KhorasanSistan and BaluchestanTehranQomAlborzEast AzerbaijanYazdHormozganKhuzestanCaspian SeaPersian GulfNKhorramabad1. Khorramabad — LorestanIslamabad-e Gharb2. Islamabad-e Gharb — KermanshahShiraz3. Shiraz — Fars

Towns and quarry districts

  1. 01
    KhorramabadLorestan

    Lorestan

  2. 02
    Islamabad-e GharbKermanshah

    Kermanshah

  3. 03
    ShirazFars

    Fars

Provinces of highlighted locations. Points mark reference towns, not quarry entrances. An indicative, non-exhaustive selection.
Map and sources

© OpenStreetMap contributors · Simplified province boundaries

USGS · Limestone: A Crucial and Versatile Industrial Mineral Commodity (2008) · Results in Engineering · Limestone characteristics, Khorramabad (2026) · Environmental Earth Sciences · Petrography and durability of Persepolis limestone (2019) ·

Limestone of Iran

Three localities identified by Reza Molai for exploring Iranian limestone.

Reza Molai Selection ·

01 / Lorestan

Khorramabad

Ornamental limestone

Khorramabad, Lorestan, is the first stop on the Limestone route. Research on local limestones explores mineralogy, porosity and strength: properties to verify on the selected material.

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02 / Kermanshah

Islamabad-e Gharb

Ornamental limestone

Islamabad is presented as Islamabad-e Gharb in Kermanshah province. This profile records the area identified by Reza Molai; individual quarry names and material properties require their own documentation.

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03 / Fars

Shiraz

Ornamental limestone

Shiraz, Fars, completes the route. Studies of Persepolis limestone provide regional context for understanding stone and weathering; they do not identify the quarries supplying current materials.

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Articles and further reading

Limestone on the site

Guide localities and block availability are separate information. Browse material records for photographs, dimensions and availability status.

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