GEOGRAPHY THROUGH MAPS
Iran
Iran combines an elevated interior, mountain margins and dry closed basins. The Alborz separate much of the interior from the southern Caspian coast, while the Zagros frame the southwest.
Fast Facts
- Tehran lies near the southern Alborz foothills.
- Chabahar faces the Gulf of Oman outside Hormuz; Bandar Abbas lies near the strait, and Bushehr on the Persian Gulf.
- Chabahar provides a maritime entry for routes through southeastern Iran toward Afghanistan.
Connected lessons
- IranCountry profile
Geographical connections
- TurkmenistanBorders
- AfghanistanBorders
- PakistanBorders
- TürkiyeBorders
- IraqBorders
- ArmeniaBorders
- AzerbaijanBorders