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Western Iran consists of Armenian Highlands, Northern Zagros and the rich agricultural area of the
Climate data of Iran.
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Western Iran consists of Armenian Highlands, Northern Zagros and the rich agricultural area of the Khuzestan Plain
The Khuzestan Plain is the relatively flat region of Iran where the Khuzestan province and the cities of Ahvaz, Susa and Abadan are located. It is the largest plain in Iran and one of the richest agricultural areas in the world. It is irrigated by ...
in the south.
It includes the provinces of Kordestan, Kermanshah, Ilam, Hamadan and Lorestan. Some references also count West Azerbaijan Province and Khuzestan Province to this region.
The major cities are Sanandaj
Sanandaj ( Persian: سنندج, ; ku, سنە, Sine, often romanized as Senneh, is the capital of Kurdistan Province in Iran. With a population of 414,069, Sanandaj is the twenty third largest city in Iran and the second largest Kurdish city. Sa ...
, Kermanshah, Ilam, Hamadan, Khorramabad sometimes Urmia and Ahvaz.
Climate
*Humid continental climate
A humid continental climate is a climatic region defined by Russo-German climatologist Wladimir Köppen in 1900, typified by four distinct seasons and large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and freez ...
in the north.
* Hot-summer Mediterranean climate in the north.
* cold semi-arid climate in the Zagros mountains.
*Warm summer continental climate
A humid continental climate is a climate, climatic region defined by Russo-German climatologist Wladimir Köppen in 1900, typified by four distinct seasons and large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and ...
all over the central mountain ranges.
* Hot desert climate in Khuzestan./ref>
See also
* Northern Iran * Southern Iran * Eastern Iran * Central Iran * Northwestern IranReferences
{{Reflist Subdivisions of Iran