English: Prevalence of female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) Iran by province in 2014. Only four provinces are known to manifest significant rates of FGM/C: West Azerbaijan (mostly the Kurdish populated southern part), Kurdistan and Kermanshah in the Kurdish-dominated northwest, and Hormozgan in the south. Data based on Kameel Ahmady (٢٠١٥) A comprehensive research study on female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) in Iran، Kameel Ahmady، p. 27 Retrieved on 5 August 2018. . Map derived from File:Iran location map.svg.