Qandil Mountains
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The Qandil Mountains are a rugged, remote mountain range along the Iraq–Iran border that serves as a stronghold and main base for Kurdish militant groups.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Qandil Mountains canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | mountain range ⓘ |
| approximateElevation | over 3000 metres ⓘ |
| borderFeatureOf |
Iran
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characteristic |
difficult ground access
ⓘ
limited state control ⓘ |
| climate | mountain climate ⓘ |
| conflictZone |
Kurdish–Iranian conflict
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kurdish–Turkish conflict NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country |
Iran
ⓘ
Iraq ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeSpelling |
Qandil Mountains
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Qendîl Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalSignificanceFor | Kurdish nationalist movements ⓘ |
| hasRoleIn |
Iraq–Iran security relations
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Iraq–Turkey security relations ⓘ Turkey–Iraq–Iran trilateral security talks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStrategicImportanceFor |
Iran–PJAK conflict
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
PKK NERFINISHED ⓘ Turkey–PKK conflict NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| highestPeaksElevation | around 3500 metres ⓘ |
| inhabitedBy | rural Kurdish communities ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Kurdish militant activity
ⓘ
remote location ⓘ rugged terrain ⓘ |
| languageSpokenInRegion |
Arabic
ⓘ
Kurdish ⓘ Persian ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Iranian Kurdistan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Iraq–Iran border region NERFINISHED ⓘ Kurdistan Region of Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | Turkish border ⓘ |
| partOf |
Greater Kurdistan region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zagros Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Middle East ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
Iranian military operations
ⓘ
Turkish airstrikes ⓘ |
| terrain |
deep valleys
ⓘ
high peaks ⓘ steep slopes ⓘ |
| timeZone |
UTC+3 (Iraq side)
ⓘ
UTC+3:30 (Iran side) ⓘ |
| usedAs |
base for Kurdistan Free Life Party (PJAK)
ⓘ
base for other Kurdish armed groups ⓘ main base for the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) ⓘ stronghold for Kurdish militant groups ⓘ |
| vegetation | alpine vegetation ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.