Iran–Turkmenistan border
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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.
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.
this entity surface form:
Turkmenistan–Iran border