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It encompasses a large part of Iran, all of Afghanistan, and the parts of Pakistan that are situated to the west of the Indus River, [note 2] covering an area of some 3,700,000 square kilometres (1,400,000 sq mi) In spite of being called a plateau, it is far from flat, and contains several mountain ranges; its highest point is Noshaq in the ...
Some couples such as Denmark , Netherlands , Spain (Canary Islands) and Portugal (Azores Islands) have part of their territory and their high points outside of Europe; their non-European high points are mentioned in the Notes. For more details about Serbian and Kosovan highest points and ranks, see list of mountains in Kosovo.
The Persian leopard is said to be the largest of all the subspecies of leopards in the world. The main range of this species in Iran closely overlaps with that of bezoar ibex. Hence, it is found throughout Alborz and Zagros mountain ranges, as well as smaller ranges within the Iranian plateau. The leopard population is very sparse, due to loss ...
The mountains are divided into many parallel sub-ranges (up to 10 or 250 km (6.2 or 155.3 miles) wide), and orogenically have the same age as the Alps. [12] Iran's main oilfields lie in the western central foothills of the Zagros mountain range. The southern ranges of the Fars province have somewhat lower summits, reaching 4,000 metres (13,000 ...
To its southeast is the Iranian plateau, where the elevation drops rapidly by about 600 metres (2,000 ft) to 1,500 metres (5,000 ft) above sea level. [2] To the southwest is Mesopotamia (or Fertile Crescent). Armenian highlands Ptolemy Cosmographia 1467 Armenian highlands and Caucasus mountains
Takht-e Suleyman Mountains Siahsang: 4,604 Takht-e Suleyman Mountains Haft Khan: 4,537 Takht-e Suleyman Mountains Chaloon: 4,516 Takht-e Suleyman Mountains South Siahgook: 4,500 Takht-e Suleyman Mountains Hazaran: 4,501 Central Iranian plateau: Siah-Kaman: 4,472 Takht-e Suleyman Mountains Shaneh-Kuh: 4,465 Takht-e Suleyman Mountains North ...
The Alborz — a major mountain range along the Caspian Sea, located in northern Iran on the Iranian Plateau. Subcategories This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.
Alborz (mountain range) (2 C, 46 P) B. Balochistan (13 C, 52 P) K. ... Pages in category "Iranian plateau" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total.