Kopet Dag (region)

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Kopet Dag is a mountainous region along the border of northeastern Iran and southern Turkmenistan, known for its rugged terrain and role as a natural frontier between the two countries.

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Kopet Dag (region) canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
mountain range
adjacentTo Caspian Sea basin
Karakum Desert
biodiversity habitat for steppe fauna
borderFunction natural barrier
climate semi-arid
continent Asia
country Iran
Turkmenistan
drainage endorheic basins
ecoregion Kopet Dag woodlands and forest steppe
elevation approximately 2940 metres
featureOf Iranian Plateau margin
linked to: Iranian microplate
formsBorderBetween Iran
Turkmenistan
geologicalSetting Alpine orogeny
geology Cenozoic sedimentary rocks
Mesozoic sedimentary rocks
hasEconomicActivity pastoralism
small-scale agriculture
hasProtectedArea Kopet Dag Nature Reserve
highestPoint Kuh-e Rizeh
Mount Rizeh
hydrology ephemeral streams
knownFor earthquake hazard
seismic activity
languageRegion Persian
Turkmen
locatedIn northeastern Iran
southern Turkmenistan
naturalFrontierBetween Iran
Turkmenistan
nearbyCity Ashgabat
Mashhad
orientation northwest–southeast
partOf Iran–Turkmenistan border
Kopet Dag mountain system
linked to: Kopet Dag mountains

Northern Iran mountain ranges
passesThrough Ahal Region
North Khorasan Province
Razavi Khorasan Province
rangeType fold-and-thrust belt
terrain rugged
usedAs grazing land
vegetation shrubland
steppe

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Bojnord nearMountainRange Kopet Dag (region)