Zagros

The Zagros Mountains are a mountain range in West Asia spanning Iran, northern Iraq, and southeastern Turkey. The mountain range has a total length of 1,600 km. The Zagros range begins in northwestern Iran and roughly follows Iran's western border while covering much of southeastern Turkey and northeastern Iraq. From this border region, the range continues southeast to the waters of the Persian Gulf. It spans the southern parts of the Armenian highlands, Iraqi Kurdistan, the whole length of the western and southwestern Iranian plateau, and ends at the Strait of Hormuz. The highest point is Mount Dena, at 4,409 metres (14,465 ft).