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The Afghanistan – Iran border is 921 km (572 mi) in length and runs from the tripoint with Turkmenistan in the north to the tripoint with Pakistan in the south. [1] Map of the boundary between Afghanistan and Iran.
Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. Referred to as the Heart of Asia, it is bordered by Pakistan to the east and south, Iran to the west, Turkmenistan to the northwest, Uzbekistan to the north, Tajikistan to the northeast, and China to the northeast and east.
The Iran – Iraq border runs for 1,599 km (994 mi) from the tripoint with Turkey in the north down to the Shatt al-Arab (known as Arvand Rud in Iran) waterway and out to the Persian Gulf in the south. [1] Although the boundary was first determined in 1639, certain disputes continue, particularly surrounding navigation on the Shatt al-Arab.
168,718 km 2 (65,142 sq mi) Geographically, the country of Iran is located in West Asia and borders the Caspian Sea, Persian Gulf, and Gulf of Oman. Topographically, it is predominantly located on the Persian Plateau. Its mountains have impacted both the political and the economic history of the country for several centuries.
CrisisWatch – Monthly bulletin, interactive map and database on ongoing conflicts by the International Crisis Group. Map of the world's conflicts Archived 21 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine, by IRIN. History Guy's coverage of 21st century wars; Heidelberg Institute for International Conflict Research (HIIK)
Relations between Afghanistan and modern Iran were officially established in 1935 during Kingdom 's Zahir Shah's reign and the Pahlavi dynasty 's Reza Shah Pahlavi, though ties between the two countries have existed for millennia. As a result, many Afghans speak Persian, as Dari (an eastern dialect of Persian) is one of the official languages ...
Iran has international borders with 13 sovereign countries, both on land and sea. It has a total of 5,894 km (3,662 mi) land borders with Iraq, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, and Pakistan. [1] With a total of 2,440 km coastline, it has maritime borders with 6 other countries: Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, the ...
Geography of Iraq. Coordinates: 33°00′N 44°00′E. Overview map of Iraq. Topography of Iraq. The geography of Iraq is diverse and falls into five main regions: the desert (west of the Euphrates ), Upper Mesopotamia (between the upper Tigris and Euphrates rivers), the northern highlands of Iraq, Lower Mesopotamia, and the alluvial plain ...