Kopet Dag mountains

E228147

mountain range natural region

The Kopet Dag mountains are a rugged range in Central Asia forming a natural frontier between Turkmenistan and Iran, known for their seismic activity and varied semi-arid landscapes.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Kopet Dag mountains canonical	7
Kopet Dag foothills	3

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	mountain range ⓘ natural region ⓘ
adjacentTo	Karakum Desert ⓘ
alternativeName	Kopet Dagh ⓘ Kopet Dagh ⓘ surface form: Koppeh Dagh
averageElevation	1000–2000 m ⓘ
biodiversity	Irano-Turanian flora ⓘ
climate	continental ⓘ semi-arid climate ⓘ
contains	alluvial fans ⓘ narrow valleys ⓘ
continent	Asia ⓘ
country	Iran ⓘ Turkmenistan ⓘ
countryOfProtectedArea	Turkmenistan ⓘ
dominantRockType	sedimentary rocks ⓘ
drainage	endorheic basins ⓘ
formsBorderBetween	Iran ⓘ Turkmenistan ⓘ
geologicalPeriod	Cenozoic ⓘ Mesozoic ⓘ
geology	fold-and-thrust belt ⓘ
geomorphology	deeply dissected ridges ⓘ
hasProtectedArea	Kopet Dag Nature Reserve ⓘ
hazard	earthquakes ⓘ landslides ⓘ
highestPoint	Mount Rizeh ⓘ
highestPointElevation	3191 m ⓘ
knownFor	frequent earthquakes ⓘ seismic activity ⓘ
landscapeType	semi-arid ⓘ
locatedIn	Central Asia ⓘ
nameLanguage	Persian ⓘ Turkmen ⓘ
nearCity	Ashgabat ⓘ Mashhad ⓘ
orientation	northwest–southeast ⓘ
partOf	Elburz Mountains ⓘ surface form: Alborz mountain system
region	Ahal Region ⓘ Razavi Khorasan Province ⓘ
runsAlong	Iran–Turkmenistan border ⓘ surface form: Turkmenistan–Iran border
tectonicSetting	collision zone between Eurasian Plate and Iranian microplate ⓘ
usedFor	dryland agriculture ⓘ pastoralism ⓘ
vegetation	shrubland ⓘ steppe ⓘ

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Karakum Desert → borders → Kopet Dag mountains ⓘ

Ashgabat → locatedNear → Kopet Dag mountains ⓘ

Kow-Ata underground lake → locatedIn → Kopet Dag mountains ⓘ

Turkmenistan lowlands → borderedBy → Kopet Dag mountains ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kopet Dag foothills

Akhal-Teke horse → associatedRegion → Kopet Dag mountains ⓘ

Turkestan desert region → borderedBy → Kopet Dag mountains ⓘ

Ahal Region → borderFeature → Kopet Dag mountains ⓘ

Nebit-Dag → locatedNear → Kopet Dag mountains ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kopet Dag foothills

North Khorasan Province → hasMountainousTerrain → Kopet Dag mountains ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kopet Dag foothills

Nohur region → locatedIn → Kopet Dag mountains ⓘ