Zagros Mountains

The Zagros Mountains (, ), make up Iran's and Iraq's largest mountain range. They have a total length of 1 500 km. The western portion of the mountain range runs across much of Mardin Province along Turkey's border with Syria. The north end of the Zagros Mountains is located just south of Lake Van in eastern Turkey and they run across the border into Iraq and also into the border of Iran all the way south along the north coast of the Persian Gulf. The mountain range ends at the Straits of Hormuz. The highest points in the Zagros Mountains are Zard Kuh (4 548 m) and Mt. Dena (4 359 m). 

The Zagros region is an important part of Persian Gulf oil production.

Related pages
 Taurus mountains

 References 

 Other websites 
 Zagros, Photos from Iran, Livius .
 The genus Dionysia 
 Iran, Timeline of Art History
 Mesopotamia 9000 - 500 B.C. 

Category:Geography of Iran
Category:Geography of Iraq
Category:Mountain ranges of Asia