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Map of the Iran–Iraq border. 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 ...
Governorates of Iraq map Iraq Population Density, 2000. This article shows a list of largest cities and towns in Iraq. List
List of cities in Kurdistan Region ... Borders of Kurdistan Region in 2012 according to Kurdistan Region Statistics Office web site and main cities and towns in the ...
This is a list of cities in Iran, categorized by province. The census years listed below comes from the Statistical Center of Iran; [1] [2] since the year 2006 the country of Iran has had a census every 5 years. The cities that are bold are capitals of provinces, counties & districts. Iran has 31 provinces and 1245 cities.
Iraq, [a] officially the Republic of Iraq, [b] is a country in West Asia.It is bordered by Turkey to the north, Saudi Arabia to the south, Iran to the east, Syria to the west, the Persian Gulf and Kuwait to the southeast, and Jordan to the southwest.
It has a total of 5,894 kilometres (3,662 mi) land borders with Iraq, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, and Pakistan. [1] With a total of 2,440 kilometres (1,520 mi) coastline, it has maritime borders with 6 other countries: Kuwait , Saudi Arabia , Bahrain , Qatar , the United Arab Emirates , and Oman . [ 1 ]
Most internal migrants have settled near the cities of Tehran, Isfahan, Karaj, Ahvaz, Mashhad and Qom. Tehran, with a population of 8.7 million (2016 census), is the largest city in Iran and is the nation's capital. Tehran is home to around 11% of Iran's population. It is the hub of the country's communication and transport networks. [3]
The topography of Iran consists of rugged, mountainous rims surrounding high interior basins. The main mountain chain is the Zagros Mountains , a series of parallel ridges interspersed with plains that bisect the country from northwest to southeast.