Zagros Fold and Thrust Belt

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf geological formation
gptkbp:contains natural gas reserves
petroleum reserves
gptkbp:extendsTo gptkb:Persian_Gulf
northwestern Iran
gptkbp:formed gptkb:Cenozoic_Era
gptkbp:formedBy collision of Arabian Plate and Eurasian Plate
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Zagros Fold and Thrust Belt
gptkbp:length ~1,500 km
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Iran
gptkb:Iraq
gptkbp:nearestCity gptkb:Baghdad
gptkb:Tehran
gptkbp:notableFor active seismicity
salt domes
anticlines and synclines
gptkbp:orogenyType fold and thrust belt
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Zagros_Mountains
gptkbp:studiedBy geologists
gptkbp:tectonicSetting collision zone
gptkbp:width ~200-300 km
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Arabian_Plate
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6