Iran–Iraq border region

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The Iran–Iraq border region is a historically contested and strategically vital frontier zone between Iran and Iraq, marked by ethnic diversity, oil resources, and the site of intense conflict during the Iran–Iraq War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf border region
contested territory
borderFollows Arvand Rud
Shatt al-Arab
Zagros Mountains
conflictEndYear 1988
conflictStartYear 1980
containsBattlefield Battle of Khorramshahr
Operation Karbala-5
Operation Ramadan
containsCity Abadan
Ahvaz
Basra
Dezful
Khorramshahr
Mandali
Marivan
Qasr-e Shirin
containsGovernorate Basra Governorate
Diyala Governorate
Erbil Governorate
linked to: Erbil

Maysan Governorate
Sulaymaniyah Governorate
linked to: Sulaymaniyah

Wasit Governorate
containsInfrastructure oil fields
pipelines
ports
containsNaturalResource crude oil
natural gas
containsProvince Ilam Province
Kermanshah Province
Khuzestan Province
linked to: Khuzestan

Kurdistan Province
countryBorderBetween Iran
Iraq
governedByTreaty Algiers Agreement 1975
hasBorderType land border
river border
hasDisputeOver Shatt al-Arab waterway
linked to: Shatt al-Arab
hasEthnicGroup Arabs
Kurds
Lurs
Persians
Turkmens
hasReligiousCommunity Shia Muslims
linked to: Shia Islam

Sunni Muslims
linked to: Sunni Islam
hasSecurityIssue cross-border smuggling
militant activity
refugee flows
hasStrategicImportanceFor control of oil exports
maritime access to Persian Gulf
hasTerrain desert
marshland
mountainous
riverine
lengthApproxKm 1458
partOf Middle East
Southwest Asia
linked to: Western Asia
wasMajorTheaterOf Iran–Iraq War

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Khorramshahr partOf Iran–Iraq border region
1975 Algiers Agreement subject Iran–Iraq border
linked to: Iran–Iraq border region
Eastern Iraq bordersFeature Iran–Iraq border
linked to: Iran–Iraq border region
Hawizeh Marshes locatedIn Iraq–Iran border region
linked to: Iran–Iraq border region
Arvand Rud borderSectionOf Iran–Iraq border
linked to: Iran–Iraq border region
Arvand Rud partOfDisputedRegion Iran–Iraq border area
linked to: Iran–Iraq border region
Lower Zab borderRegion Iran–Iraq border area
linked to: Iran–Iraq border region
Khorramshahr County near Iran–Iraq border
linked to: Iran–Iraq border region
Treaty of Zuhab hasLongTermEffectOn Iraq–Iran border
linked to: Iran–Iraq border region
Protocol regarding the demarcation of the land boundary relatesTo Iran–Iraq border
linked to: Iran–Iraq border region
Protocol regarding the Shatt al-Arab boundary appliesTo Iran–Iraq land and river frontier in the Shatt al-Arab sector
linked to: Iran–Iraq border region
Protocol regarding the Shatt al-Arab boundary relatedToConflict Iran–Iraq territorial dispute over the Shatt al-Arab
linked to: Iran–Iraq border region
Protocol regarding frontier markers appliesTo Iran–Iraq border
linked to: Iran–Iraq border region
Protocol regarding frontier markers relatesTo Shatt al-Arab boundary sector
linked to: Iran–Iraq border region
Avroman partOf Iran–Iraq border region
Qandil Mountains locatedIn Iraq–Iran border region
linked to: Iran–Iraq border region
Iraqi territorial waters relatedTo Iraq–Iran maritime boundary
linked to: Iran–Iraq border region
Arabs of Khuzestan locatedNear Iraq–Iran border
linked to: Iran–Iraq border region
Al-Majar al-Kabir locatedNear Iran–Iraq border
linked to: Iran–Iraq border region
Al-Majar al-Kabir borderRegion Iran–Iraq border area
linked to: Iran–Iraq border region
Qal'at Saleh locatedNear Iran–Iraq border
linked to: Iran–Iraq border region
Al-Kahla locatedNear Iran–Iraq border
linked to: Iran–Iraq border region