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Borders Of Iran
Iran has international borders with 13 sovereign countries, both on land and sea. It has a total of land borders with Iraq, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, and Pakistan. With a total of coastline, it has Maritime boundary, maritime borders with 6 other countries: Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and Oman. The Iran-Turkey border has a moat, along with a high concrete wall. Land borders * afghanistan–Iran border, Iran–Afghanistan border (921 km) * Armenia–Iran border, Iran–Armenia border (44 km) * Azerbaijan–Iran border, Iran–Azerbaijan border (689 km) * Iran–Iraq border (1,599 km) * Iran–Pakistan border (909 km) * Iran–Turkey border (534 km) * Iran-Turkmenistan border (1,148 km) See also * List of extensive Iranian ground operations in the Iran-Iraq war References {{Iran topics Borders of Iran, * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the northeast, Afghanistan to the east, Pakistan to the southeast, and the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf to the south. With a Ethnicities in Iran, multi-ethnic population of over 92 million in an area of , Iran ranks 17th globally in both List of countries and dependencies by area, geographic size and List of countries and dependencies by population, population. It is the List of Asian countries by area, sixth-largest country entirely in Asia and one of the world's List of mountains in Iran, most mountainous countries. Officially an Islamic republic, Iran is divided into Regions of Iran, five regions with Provinces of Iran, 31 provinces. Tehran is the nation's Capital city, capital, List of cities in Iran by province, largest city and financial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |