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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 ...
The Iranian plateau may have played a major role in the expansion of modern humans after the Out of Africa migration, serving as 'population hub' for 'Common Eurasians', where they subsequently diverged into 'Ancient East Eurasians' and 'Ancient West Eurasians' at c. 50,000 years ago, and from where they expanded in two waves during the Initial ...
Pages in category "Landforms of Iran" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Ahwaz Ridge; G.
Central Iran in a broad sense, comprising the whole area between the North and South Iranian ranges. Within the Iranian plate the Central-East Iran microplate is bordered by the Great Kavir Fault in the north, by the Nain–Baft Fault in the west and southwest and by the Harirud Fault in the east. It is surrounded by the Upper Cretaceous to ...
Pages in category "Lists of landforms of Iran" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C.
Landforms of Iran (18 C, 8 P) Landmarks in Iran (7 C, 1 P) ... Pages in category "Geography of Iran" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total.
Iran's forests can be divided into five vegetation regions: 1. Hyrcanian region (Caspian) which forms the green belt of the north side of the country. 2. The region of Iran and Turan, which are mainly scattered in the center of Iran. 3. Zagros region, which mainly contains oak forests in the west of the country. 4.
Major: Approximate area: 67,800,000 km 2 (26,200,000 sq mi) [1] Movement 1: South: Speed 1: 7–14 mm (0.28–0.55 in)/year: Features: Asia (excluding the Arabian Peninsula, the Indian subcontinent, and the area east of the Chersky Range in eastern Siberia), Europe (including a part of Iceland), Arctic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean: 1 Relative to the ...