Zagros Mountains

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mountain range

The Zagros Mountains are a major mountain range in western Iran and neighboring countries, formed by the collision of the Arabian and Eurasian tectonic plates and known for their rugged terrain and significant oil and gas reserves.

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All labels observed (17)

Label Occurrences
Zagros Mountains canonical 78
Zagros Mountains region 10
Zagros region 3

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain range ⓘ
adjacentTo Mesopotamia ⓘ
surface form: Mesopotamian Plain

Persian Gulf ⓘ
biodiversityFeature endemic plant species ⓘ
oak-pistachio woodlands ⓘ
climate continental ⓘ
semi-arid ⓘ
continent Asia ⓘ
country Iran ⓘ
Iraq ⓘ
Turkey ⓘ
countrySubdivision Fars Province ⓘ
Ilam ⓘ
surface form: Ilam Province

Kermanshah Province ⓘ
Khuzestan ⓘ
surface form: Khuzestan Province

Kurdistan Regional Government ⓘ
surface form: Kurdistan Region

Lorestan Province ⓘ
economicImportance dryland agriculture ⓘ
hydrocarbon exploration ⓘ
pastoralism ⓘ
ecoregion Zagros Mountains self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Zagros Mountains forest steppe
formsBoundaryBetween Iranian Plateau and Mesopotamian lowlands ⓘ
geologicalAge mainly Mesozoic and Cenozoic ⓘ
geologicalOrigin collision of Arabian and Eurasian tectonic plates ⓘ
highestElevation about 4,548 m ⓘ
highestPoint Zagros Mountains self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Zard Kuh
knownFor oak woodlands ⓘ
rich biodiversity ⓘ
rugged terrain ⓘ
significant natural gas reserves ⓘ
significant oil reserves ⓘ
length about 1,500 km ⓘ
locatedIn Eastern Iraq ⓘ
Southeastern Anatolia Region ⓘ
surface form: Southeastern Turkey

western Iran ⓘ
surface form: Western Iran
naturalRegion Iranian plateau ⓘ
surface form: Iranian Plateau
oriented northwest–southeast ⓘ
orogenyType fold-and-thrust belt ⓘ
partOf Alpine-Himalayan orogenic belt ⓘ
surface form: Alpide belt
passesThrough Bakhtiari-inhabited regions ⓘ
Kurdish-inhabited regions ⓘ
Luri-inhabited regions ⓘ
riverSource Diyala River ⓘ
Karkheh River ⓘ
Karun River ⓘ
rockType dolomite ⓘ
limestone ⓘ
sedimentary rocks ⓘ
tectonicSetting collision zone between Arabian Plate and Eurasian Plate ⓘ

Referenced by (106)

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

Eurasian Plate → formsFeature → Zagros Mountains ⓘ
Arabian Desert → borderedBy → Zagros Mountains ⓘ
Alpine-Himalayan orogenic belt → majorRangeIncludes → Zagros Mountains ⓘ
Armenian Highlands → borderedBy → Zagros Mountains ⓘ
northern Iraq → hasMountainRange → Zagros Mountains ⓘ
subject surface form: Northern Iraq
northern Iraq → hasMountainRange → Zagros Mountains ⓘ
subject surface form: Northern Iraq
this entity surface form: Taurus Mountains
western Iran → hasMountainRange → Zagros Mountains ⓘ
subject surface form: Western Iran
Iranian Azerbaijan → hasMountainRange → Zagros Mountains ⓘ
Zagros Mountains → highestPoint → Zagros Mountains self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Zard Kuh
Zagros Mountains → ecoregion → Zagros Mountains self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Zagros Mountains forest steppe
Middle East and North Africa → containsMountainRange → Zagros Mountains ⓘ
Kurdistan → hasMountainRange → Zagros Mountains ⓘ
Arabian Plate → hasBoundaryFeature → Zagros Mountains ⓘ
this entity surface form: Zagros fold and thrust belt
Arabian Plate → associatedWith → Zagros Mountains ⓘ
Grass → settingLocation → Zagros Mountains ⓘ
Sargon II → territoryExpandedTo → Zagros Mountains ⓘ
this entity surface form: Zagros region
Iranian plateau → borderedBy → Zagros Mountains ⓘ
Anatolia → easternBoundary → Zagros Mountains ⓘ
Greater Zab → sourceMountainRange → Zagros Mountains ⓘ
Sulaymaniyah → locatedInMountainRange → Zagros Mountains ⓘ
Diyala River → flowsThrough → Zagros Mountains ⓘ
Diyala River → locatedInMountainRange → Zagros Mountains ⓘ
Diyala River → sourceRegion → Zagros Mountains ⓘ
this entity surface form: Zagros Mountains in Iran
Lesser Zab → watercourseThrough → Zagros Mountains ⓘ
this entity surface form: Zagros Mountains region
Hamadan → nearMountainRange → Zagros Mountains ⓘ
Neo-Assyrian expansion → hasLocation → Zagros Mountains ⓘ
this entity surface form: Zagros Mountains region
Qashqai → regionOfUse → Zagros Mountains ⓘ
Anshan → near → Zagros Mountains ⓘ
Iraqi alluvial plain → boundedBy → Zagros Mountains ⓘ
this entity surface form: Zagros foothills
Alpine orogeny → created → Zagros Mountains ⓘ
Trans-Iranian Railway → crosses → Zagros Mountains ⓘ
Ecbatana → region → Zagros Mountains ⓘ
Lurs → geographicFeature → Zagros Mountains ⓘ
Fars → hasMountainRange → Zagros Mountains ⓘ
Luri → regionOfOrigin → Zagros Mountains ⓘ
Middle East and Africa → hasMajorMountainRange → Zagros Mountains ⓘ
southern Iran → borderFeature → Zagros Mountains ⓘ
subject surface form: Southern Iran
this entity surface form: Zagros Mountains (southern slopes)
Upper Mesopotamia → borderedBy → Zagros Mountains ⓘ
Roman–Parthian frontier zone → hasBorderFeature → Zagros Mountains ⓘ
Al-Jazira region → borderedBy → Zagros Mountains ⓘ
Hawrami → culturalRegion → Zagros Mountains ⓘ
Hawraman region → locatedIn → Zagros Mountains ⓘ
Kurdistan Province (Iran) → mountainRange → Zagros Mountains ⓘ
Western Iranian languages → geographicDistribution → Zagros Mountains ⓘ
northwestern Iran → hasMountainRange → Zagros Mountains ⓘ
subject surface form: Northwestern Iran
Jazira → borders → Zagros Mountains ⓘ
Naram-Sin of Akkad → expandedTo → Zagros Mountains ⓘ
this entity surface form: Zagros Mountains region
Eastern Iraq → hasMountainRange → Zagros Mountains ⓘ
Eastern Iraq → partOfMountainSystem → Zagros Mountains ⓘ
this entity surface form: Zagros Mountain system
Eastern Iraq → separatedBy → Zagros Mountains ⓘ
this entity surface form: Zagros Mountain system