Kopet Dag mountains

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The Kopet Dag mountains are a rugged range in Central Asia forming a natural frontier between Turkmenistan and Iran, known for their seismic activity and varied semi-arid landscapes.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Kopet Dag foothills 10
Kopet Dag mountains canonical 8
Kopet Dag mountain range 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain range ⓘ
natural region ⓘ
adjacentTo Karakum Desert ⓘ
alternativeName Kopet Dagh ⓘ
Koppeh Dagh ⓘ
linked to: Kopet Dagh
averageElevation 1000–2000 m ⓘ
biodiversity Irano-Turanian flora ⓘ
climate continental ⓘ
semi-arid climate ⓘ
contains alluvial fans ⓘ
narrow valleys ⓘ
continent Asia ⓘ
country Iran ⓘ
Turkmenistan ⓘ
countryOfProtectedArea Turkmenistan ⓘ
dominantRockType sedimentary rocks ⓘ
drainage endorheic basins ⓘ
formsBorderBetween Iran ⓘ
Turkmenistan ⓘ
geologicalPeriod Cenozoic ⓘ
Mesozoic ⓘ
geology fold-and-thrust belt ⓘ
geomorphology deeply dissected ridges ⓘ
hasProtectedArea Kopet Dag Nature Reserve ⓘ
hazard earthquakes ⓘ
landslides ⓘ
highestPoint Mount Rizeh ⓘ
highestPointElevation 3191 m ⓘ
knownFor frequent earthquakes ⓘ
seismic activity ⓘ
landscapeType semi-arid ⓘ
locatedIn Central Asia ⓘ
nameLanguage Persian ⓘ
Turkmen ⓘ
nearCity Ashgabat ⓘ
Mashhad ⓘ
orientation northwest–southeast ⓘ
partOf Alborz mountain system ⓘ
linked to: Elburz Mountains
region Ahal Region ⓘ
Razavi Khorasan Province ⓘ
runsAlong Turkmenistan–Iran border ⓘ
tectonicSetting collision zone between Eurasian Plate and Iranian microplate ⓘ
usedFor dryland agriculture ⓘ
pastoralism ⓘ
vegetation shrubland ⓘ
steppe ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (22)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Karakum Desert → borders → Kopet Dag mountains ⓘ
Ashgabat → locatedNear → Kopet Dag mountains ⓘ
Kow-Ata underground lake → locatedIn → Kopet Dag mountains ⓘ
Turkmenistan lowlands → borderedBy → Kopet Dag foothills ⓘ
linked to: Kopet Dag mountains
Akhal-Teke horse → associatedRegion → Kopet Dag mountains ⓘ
Turkestan desert region → borderedBy → Kopet Dag mountains ⓘ
Ahal Region → borderFeature → Kopet Dag mountains ⓘ
Nebit-Dag → locatedNear → Kopet Dag foothills ⓘ
linked to: Kopet Dag mountains
North Khorasan Province → hasMountainousTerrain → Kopet Dag foothills ⓘ
linked to: Kopet Dag mountains
Nohur region → locatedIn → Kopet Dag mountains ⓘ
Iran–Turkmenistan border → passesThrough → Kopet Dag foothills ⓘ
linked to: Kopet Dag mountains
Russian–Turkmen conflicts → historicalRegion → Kopet Dag foothills ⓘ
linked to: Kopet Dag mountains
Kopet Dag (region) → partOf → Kopet Dag mountain system ⓘ
linked to: Kopet Dag mountains
Kopet Dag Nature Reserve → locatedIn → Kopet Dag mountain range ⓘ
linked to: Kopet Dag mountains
Akhal region → locatedIn → Kopet Dag foothills ⓘ
linked to: Kopet Dag mountains
Balkan Province → hasNaturalFeature → Kopet Dag foothills ⓘ
linked to: Kopet Dag mountains
Mount Rizeh → partOf → Kopet Dag mountain range ⓘ
linked to: Kopet Dag mountains
Mount Rizeh → isHighestPointOf → Kopet Dag mountain range ⓘ
linked to: Kopet Dag mountains
Old Nisa → near → Kopet Dag foothills ⓘ
linked to: Kopet Dag mountains
Tekke Turkmens → region → Kopet Dag foothills ⓘ
linked to: Kopet Dag mountains
Änew → locatedNear → Kopet Dag mountains ⓘ
Parthian Fortresses of Nisa → near → Kopet Dag foothills ⓘ
linked to: Kopet Dag mountains