Geography of Iran

Area = 636,296 mile2(1,648,000km2)

= More than twice of Texas.

One of the highest country(Average 4,000ft = 1219 meters)

Central Iran consists of vast, flat desert.

Villages are scattered around the deserts and throughout the mountain chains.

Three mountain ranges cut Iranian plateau

-Zagros Mountains in the West and Southwest divide Iran from Mesopotamian plain of Iraq.

-The Markazi range extends from northwestern Iraq to the Southeastern coast.

-Elburz Mountains in northern Iran consist of several volcanic peaks, including Mt.Damavand(5671m).

Lakes and Plains

-North of the Elburz mountains, land slopes down to Caspian Sea(Largest lake in the world)

-Khuzestan, where summer temperatures can reach 51 Celcius, is the hottest place of the plain.

- Karun, Iran's only navigable river, flows across Khuzestan plain

- Most of Iran's oil fields are located in here.

P.6~7 Iran