Iran–Turkmenistan border

E470797

The Iran–Turkmenistan border is an international boundary in Central Asia that runs from the Caspian Sea through river valleys and desert terrain, separating northern Iran from southern Turkmenistan.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Turkmenistan–Iran border 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf international border
land border
state border
borderCity_Iran Bajgiran NERFINISHED
Incheh Borun NERFINISHED
Sarakhs NERFINISHED
borderCity_Turkmenistan Etrek NERFINISHED
Gaudan NERFINISHED
Gudriolum NERFINISHED
Serakhs NERFINISHED
borderCrossing Bajgiran–Gaudan border crossing NERFINISHED
Incheh Borun border crossing NERFINISHED
Lotfabad border crossing NERFINISHED
Sarakhs border crossing NERFINISHED
climate arid
semi-arid
continent Asia
country1 Iran NERFINISHED
country2 Turkmenistan NERFINISHED
currentFormSince 1991
demarcatedBy bilateral agreements between Iran and Turkmenistan
established late 19th century
follows Atrek River valley NERFINISHED
hasInfrastructure border checkpoints
highways
railway link at Sarakhs
historicalContext Russian Empire–Persia border delimitation NERFINISHED
languageRegion Persian
Turkmen
length_km 1148
nearbyBodyOfWater Caspian Sea NERFINISHED
partOf borders of Iran
borders of Turkmenistan
passesThrough Kopet Dag foothills NERFINISHED
region Central Asia
religionRegion Islam NERFINISHED
securityConcern illegal migration
smuggling
separates northern Iran
southern Turkmenistan
startsAt Caspian Sea NERFINISHED
successorOf Iran–Soviet Union border NERFINISHED
terrain desert
mountain foothills
river valley
usedFor energy transit
rail transport
road transport

Referenced by (3)

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

Atrek River borderRegion Iran–Turkmenistan border
Kopet Dag mountains runsAlong Iran–Turkmenistan border
this entity surface form: Turkmenistan–Iran border
Ahal Region borderFeature Iran–Turkmenistan border