Zagros Mountains
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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.
Observed surface forms (8)
| Surface form | As subject | As object |
|---|---|---|
| Zagros Mountains region | 0 | 2 |
| Taurus Mountains | 0 | 1 |
| Zagros Mountains forest steppe | 0 | 1 |
| Zagros Mountains in Iran | 0 | 1 |
| Zagros fold and thrust belt | 0 | 1 |
| Zagros foothills | 0 | 1 |
| Zagros region | 0 | 1 |
| Zard Kuh | 0 | 1 |
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 (29)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Zagros foothills
this entity surface form:
Zagros Mountains forest steppe
this entity surface form:
Zagros fold and thrust belt
this entity surface form:
Zagros Mountains region
subject surface form:
Northern Iraq
subject surface form:
Northern Iraq
this entity surface form:
Taurus Mountains
subject surface form:
Western Iran
this entity surface form:
Zard Kuh
this entity surface form:
Zagros Mountains in Iran
this entity surface form:
Zagros region
this entity surface form:
Zagros Mountains region