Borders of Iran
Iran has international borders with 13 sovereign countries, both on land and sea. It has a total of 5,894 kilometres (3,662 mi) land borders with Iraq, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, and Pakistan.[1] With a total of 2,440 kilometres (1,520 mi) coastline, it has maritime borders with 6 other countries: Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and Oman.[1] The Iran-Turkey border has a 376 kilometres (234 mi) moat, along with a 4 metres (13 ft) high concrete wall.[2]
Land borders
[edit]- Iran–Afghanistan border (921 km)[1]
- Iran–Armenia border (44 km)[1]
- Iran–Azerbaijan border (689 km)[1]
- Iran–Iraq border (1,599 km)[1]
- Iran–Pakistan border (909 km)[3][4]
- Iran–Turkey border (534 km)[1]
- Iran-Turkmenistan border (1,148 km)[1]
See also
[edit]References
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- ^ a b c d e f g h "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 7 April 2012.
- ^ "وزیر دفاع ترکیه: خندقهای مرزی با ایران تا پایان امسال تکمیل میشود - تسنیم". خبرگزاری تسنیم | Tasnim (in Persian). Retrieved 30 December 2024.
- ^ "Geography: The borders of Pakistan". 17 October 2009.
- ^ "Iran Chamber Society: Facts and Figures".
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