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Geography of Iraq The geography of Iraq varies and falls in four main regions: the desert (west of the Euphrates), Mesopotamia (between the upper Tigris and Euphrates), the northern highlands of Iraqi Kurdistan, the lower Mesopotamia, and the sedimentary plain extending from around Tikrit to the Arabian Gulf.

The mountains in the northeast are an extension of the alps system that stretches east from the Balkans through southern Turkey, northern Iraq, Iran and Afghanistan, eventually reaching the Himalayas. The desert is located in the southwest and central governorates along the borders with Saudi Arabia and Jordan and geographically belongs to the Arabian Peninsula.

Main geographical features:
Most geographers divide the geographical characteristics of Iraq according to four main regions, which are the western and southwestern regions of the desert, the highlands between the heights of the Tigris and the Euphrates, the mountainous highlands in the north and northeast, and the sedimentary plain on the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. Official Iraqi statistics indicate that the total area of Iraq is 438,446 km2.

Space:
Total area: 437072 sq km.

Land area: 432,162 sq km.

Water: 4,910 km2.

Land borders:
The total length of the land border is 3631 km, the length of the borders with Iran is 1458 km, with Jordan 181 km, with Kuwait 242 km, with Saudi Arabia 814 km, with Syria 605 km, and with Turkey 331 km, and the total length of the marine coast is 58 km.

-Iran 1,458 km (906 mi)

-Saudi Arabia 814 km (506 mi)

-Syria 605 km (376 mi)

-Turkey 331 km (206 mi)

-Kuwait 242 km (150 mi)

-Jordan 181 km (112 mi)

Total: 3,631 km (2,256 mi)

-Coasts: 58 km (36 mi)

Lowest point: Arabian Gulf 0 m

Highest point: Halkrad Peak 3600 m above sea level