Iran–Iraq border region

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The Iran–Iraq border region is a historically contested and strategically vital frontier zone between Iran and Iraq, marked by ethnic diversity, oil resources, and the site of intense conflict during the Iran–Iraq War.

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Statements (59)

Predicate Object
instanceOf border region ⓘ
contested territory ⓘ
borderFollows Arvand Rud ⓘ
Shatt al-Arab ⓘ
Zagros Mountains ⓘ
conflictEndYear 1988 ⓘ
conflictStartYear 1980 ⓘ
containsBattlefield Battle of Khorramshahr ⓘ
Operation Karbala-5 ⓘ
Operation Ramadan ⓘ
containsCity Abadan ⓘ
Ahvaz ⓘ
Basra ⓘ
Dezful ⓘ
Khorramshahr ⓘ
Mandali ⓘ
Marivan ⓘ
Qasr-e Shirin ⓘ
containsGovernorate Basra Governorate ⓘ
Diyala Governorate ⓘ
Erbil Governorate ⓘ
linked to: Erbil

Maysan Governorate ⓘ
Sulaymaniyah Governorate ⓘ
linked to: Sulaymaniyah

Wasit Governorate ⓘ
containsInfrastructure oil fields ⓘ
pipelines ⓘ
ports ⓘ
containsNaturalResource crude oil ⓘ
natural gas ⓘ
containsProvince Ilam Province ⓘ
Kermanshah Province ⓘ
Khuzestan Province ⓘ
linked to: Khuzestan

Kurdistan Province ⓘ
countryBorderBetween Iran ⓘ
Iraq ⓘ
governedByTreaty Algiers Agreement 1975 ⓘ
hasBorderType land border ⓘ
river border ⓘ
hasDisputeOver Shatt al-Arab waterway ⓘ
linked to: Shatt al-Arab
hasEthnicGroup Arabs ⓘ
Kurds ⓘ
Lurs ⓘ
Persians ⓘ
Turkmens ⓘ
hasReligiousCommunity Shia Muslims ⓘ
linked to: Shia Islam

Sunni Muslims ⓘ
linked to: Sunni Islam
hasSecurityIssue cross-border smuggling ⓘ
militant activity ⓘ
refugee flows ⓘ
hasStrategicImportanceFor control of oil exports ⓘ
maritime access to Persian Gulf ⓘ
hasTerrain desert ⓘ
marshland ⓘ
mountainous ⓘ
riverine ⓘ
lengthApproxKm 1458 ⓘ
partOf Middle East ⓘ
Southwest Asia ⓘ
linked to: Western Asia
wasMajorTheaterOf Iran–Iraq War ⓘ

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Referenced by (22)

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

Khorramshahr → partOf → Iran–Iraq border region ⓘ
1975 Algiers Agreement → subject → Iran–Iraq border ⓘ
linked to: Iran–Iraq border region
Eastern Iraq → bordersFeature → Iran–Iraq border ⓘ
linked to: Iran–Iraq border region
Hawizeh Marshes → locatedIn → Iraq–Iran border region ⓘ
linked to: Iran–Iraq border region
Arvand Rud → borderSectionOf → Iran–Iraq border ⓘ
linked to: Iran–Iraq border region
Arvand Rud → partOfDisputedRegion → Iran–Iraq border area ⓘ
linked to: Iran–Iraq border region
Lower Zab → borderRegion → Iran–Iraq border area ⓘ
linked to: Iran–Iraq border region
Khorramshahr County → near → Iran–Iraq border ⓘ
linked to: Iran–Iraq border region
Treaty of Zuhab → hasLongTermEffectOn → Iraq–Iran border ⓘ
linked to: Iran–Iraq border region
Protocol regarding the demarcation of the land boundary → relatesTo → Iran–Iraq border ⓘ
linked to: Iran–Iraq border region
Protocol regarding the Shatt al-Arab boundary → appliesTo → Iran–Iraq land and river frontier in the Shatt al-Arab sector ⓘ
linked to: Iran–Iraq border region
Protocol regarding the Shatt al-Arab boundary → relatedToConflict → Iran–Iraq territorial dispute over the Shatt al-Arab ⓘ
linked to: Iran–Iraq border region
Protocol regarding frontier markers → appliesTo → Iran–Iraq border ⓘ
linked to: Iran–Iraq border region
Protocol regarding frontier markers → relatesTo → Shatt al-Arab boundary sector ⓘ
linked to: Iran–Iraq border region
Avroman → partOf → Iran–Iraq border region ⓘ
Qandil Mountains → locatedIn → Iraq–Iran border region ⓘ
linked to: Iran–Iraq border region
Iraqi territorial waters → relatedTo → Iraq–Iran maritime boundary ⓘ
linked to: Iran–Iraq border region
Arabs of Khuzestan → locatedNear → Iraq–Iran border ⓘ
linked to: Iran–Iraq border region
Al-Majar al-Kabir → locatedNear → Iran–Iraq border ⓘ
linked to: Iran–Iraq border region
Al-Majar al-Kabir → borderRegion → Iran–Iraq border area ⓘ
linked to: Iran–Iraq border region
Qal'at Saleh → locatedNear → Iran–Iraq border ⓘ
linked to: Iran–Iraq border region
Al-Kahla → locatedNear → Iran–Iraq border ⓘ
linked to: Iran–Iraq border region