provinces
Chahar Mahaal and Bakhtiari
Hamadan
Ilam Province
Khuzestan
Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad
Kurdistan province
Lorestan
Markazi
Qazvin province
major cities
Ahvaz
Arak
Borujerd
Hamadan
Kermanshah
Khorram Abad
Qazvin
Sanandaj
Shahr-e Kord
talk
The official language is Persian. Western dialects such as Kurdish, Luri and Laki are frequently used.