Question: What is to the north of the country that held hostage 66 individuals from a country the Soviets did not want to engage in conflict?

<P0-S0> Iran has an area of 1,648,195 km2 (636,372 sq mi). <P0-S1> Iran lies between latitudes 24° and 40° N, and longitudes 44° and 64° E. Its borders are with Azerbaijan (611 km or 380 mi, with Azerbaijan-Naxcivan exclave, 179 km or 111 mi) and Armenia (35 km or 22 mi) to the north-west; the Caspian Sea to the north; Turkmenistan (992 km or 616 mi) to the north-east; Pakistan (909 km or 565 mi) and Afghanistan (936 km or 582 mi) to the east; Turkey (499 km or 310 mi) and Iraq (1,458 km or 906 mi) to the west; and finally the waters of the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman to the south. <SEP> <P1-S0> memorial day or decoration day is a federal holiday in the united states for remembering the people who died while serving in the country's armed forces. <P1-S1> the holiday, which is currently observed every year on the last monday of may, was held on may 29, 2017. the holiday was held on may 30 from 1868 to 1970. it marks the start of the unofficial summer vacation season, while labor day marks its end. <SEP> <P2-S0> the nefa (north-east frontier agency) was created in 1954. the issue was quiet for nearly a decade, with a period of cordial sino-indian relations, but its resurgence in 1960 was a factor leading to the sino-indian border conflict of 1962. during the war in 1962, china captured most of the area of arunachal pradesh. <P2-S1> however, china soon declared victory, withdrew back to the mcmahon line and returned indian prisoners of war in 1963. it is believed by some commentators that mao wanted to intimidate india for its continued support of the dalai lama, and for its stance on tibet being an independent state and not a chinese territory. <P2-S2> there was a significant influx of tibetan refugees into india, primarily to dharamshala in north india. <SEP> <P3-S0> Fifty - two American diplomats and citizens were held hostage for 444 days from November 4, 1979, to January 20, 1981, after a group of Iranian college students belonging to the Muslim Student Followers of the Imam's Line, who supported the Iranian Revolution, took over the U.S. Embassy in Tehran. <P3-S1> The Iran hostage crisis was a diplomatic standoff between Iran and the United States of America. <P3-S2> It stands as the longest hostage crisis in recorded history. <SEP> <P4-S0> Stalin made it clear that Soviet forces would not openly engage in combat, to avoid a direct war with the Americans. <P4-S1> In April 1950, Stalin gave Kim permission to invade the South under the condition that Mao would agree to send reinforcements if they became needed. <P4-S2> Kim met with Mao in May 1950. <P4-S3> Mao was concerned that the Americans would intervene but agreed to support the North Korean invasion. <P4-S4> China desperately needed the economic and military aid promised by the Soviets. <P4-S5> At that time, the Chinese were in the process of demobilizing half of the PLA's 5.6 million soldiers. <P4-S6> However, Mao sent more ethnic Korean PLA veterans to Korea and promised to move an army closer to the Korean border. <P4-S7> Once Mao's commitment was secured, preparations for war accelerated.