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While its proven oil reserves of 145 billion barrels (23.1 × 10 ^ 9 m 3) ranks Iraq fifth in the world behind Iran, the United States Department of Energy estimates that up to 90 percent of the country remains unexplored. Unexplored regions of Iraq could yield an additional 100 billion barrels (16 × 10 ^ 9 m 3). Iraq's oil production costs ...
Parts of northwestern Iran are part of the Armenian highlands, which adjoins it topographically with other parts of neighbouring Turkey, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia. [4] Iran has only two expanses of lowlands: the Khuzestan Plain in the southwest and the Caspian Sea coastal plain in the north. The former is a roughly triangular-shaped ...
As their name suggests, the Mesopotamian Marshes are located in the larger region which used to be called Mesopotamia. Modern day Mesopotamia is now occupied by Iraq, parts of eastern Syria, south-eastern Turkey, southwest Iran, and northern Kuwait. The marshes lie mostly within southern Iraq and a portion of southwestern Iran and northern Kuwait.
An enlargeable topographic map of Iraq. Geography of Iraq. Iraq is a: Country; Location: Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere; Eurasia. Asia. Western Asia; Fertile Crescent. Mesopotamia; Time zone: UTC+03; Extreme points of Iraq High: Cheekha Dar 3,611 m (11,847 ft) Low: Persian Gulf 0 m; Land boundaries: 3,650 km Iran 1,458 km Saudi ...
Iraq, [a] officially known as the Republic of Iraq, [b] is a country in West Asia, bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south, Turkey to the north, Iran to the east, the Persian Gulf and Kuwait to the southeast, Jordan to the southwest, and Syria to the west.
Iraq, officially the Republic of Iraq, is a country in the Middle East and 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 .
The location of Iran An enlargeable map of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Iran: Iran – sovereign country located in Southwest Asia and the Middle East. [1] Iran is bound by the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf to the south and the Caspian Sea to its north.
Iran, [a] [b] officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) [c] and also known as Persia, [d] is a country in West Asia.It borders Turkey to the northwest and Iraq to the west, Azerbaijan, Armenia, the Caspian Sea, and Turkmenistan to the north, Afghanistan to the east, Pakistan to the southeast, the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf to the south.