GEOGRAPHY OF IRAQ

Geography of Iraq



Geography of Iraq

Iraq is bounded on the north by Turkey, on the east by Iran, on the south by Kuwait and the Persian (Arabian) Gulf, on the south-west by Saudi Arabia and Jordan, and on the north-west by Syria. The actual frontier lines present one or two unusual features. First, there exists between Iraq, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia a 'Neutral Zone', rhomboidal in shape, which was devised to facilitate the migrations of pastoral nomads, who cover great distances each year in search of pasture for their animals and who move regularly between several countries (Zucchino, ...