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'Iranian plateau' can refer to either a geological formation in Eurasia or a historical region in western Asia home of ancient civilizations.[1]
'Iranian plateau' in geology refers to a geographical area north of the great folded mountain belts created by the collision of the Arabian plate with the Eurasian plate. It extends from East Azerbaijan Province in northwest of Iran to southern Pakistan. It also includes smaller parts of the Republic of Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan. It is divided into five major sub-regions:
Northwest Iran Ranges, Elburz, Central Iranian Plateau, Eastern Iranian Ranges and Baluchistan[2]. The major peaks in this plateatu are:
#Damavand 5610 m. 18,406 ft. in the Elburz range.
#Sabalan 4811 m. 15,784 ft. in the Northwest Iran ranges.
#''Sikaram'' 4755 m. 15,600 ft. in Baluchistan.
#''Kūh-e Hazār'' 4500 m. 14,764 ft. in Central Iranian Plateau.
#''Kuh-e Siah Khvani'' 3314 m. 10,873 ft. in Eastern Iranian Ranges.
In this definition, Iranian plateau does not cover Kurdistan and southwestern Iran.
Britannica uses this term in the context of the ancient Iranian cultures, languages and Zoroastrianism. This definition includes the region of Kurdistan.[3][4]
Main articles: Airyanem Vaejah
This plateau in central Iran, Southern, Western and Central Asia, was home of ancient civilizations[1], and a geological area of Eurasia north of the great folded mountain belts created by the collision of the Arabian plate with the Eurasian plate.
In geology, the plateau region of Iran primarily formed of the accretionary Gondwanan terranes between the Turan platform to the north and the Main Zagros Thrust, the suture zone between the northward moving Arabian plate and the Eurasian continent, is called the Iranian plateau. It is a geologically well-studied area because of general interest in continental collision zones, and because of Iran's long history of research in geology, particularly in economic geology (although Iran's major petroleum reserves are not in the plateau). In addition geologists have been able to use archaeological and historical records of major earthquakes to study the geology of the region due to the length of civilization in the area, and because of the long history of a written language in Persia.
In classical times the region was called ''Arana'' (''Āryānā''), meaning "''land of the Aryans''", which in Middle Persian was "''Erān''", which became Irān in Modern Persian. The old-Persian form of the word was ''Aryānām Xšaθra'' (''"Kingdom of the Aryans"''), the Avestan for was Airyanem Vaejah. It is bordered in the east by the Indus and by the Hindu Kush. The northern limit is in central Asia, while the southern edge is at the Persian Gulf and the Arabian Sea. Today the region corresponds to the States of Iran, Afghanistan and Tajikistan, as well as parts of Iraq, Pakistan, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.
The Iranian plateau comprises about 1.45 million square miles (3.7 million square kilometers).
1. Old Iranian Online, ''University of Texas College of Liberal Arts'' (retrieved 10 February 2007)
2. Iranian Plateau
3. http://www.britannica.com/search?query=Iranian+plateau&ct=
4. http://www.britannica.com/ebc/article-9275335
5. Old Iranian Online, ''University of Texas College of Liberal Arts'' (retrieved 10 February 2007)
Topographic map of the Iranian plateau connecting to Anatolia in the west and Hindu Kush and Himalaya in the east
'Iranian plateau' can refer to either a geological formation in Eurasia or a historical region in western Asia home of ancient civilizations.[1]
| Contents |
| In Geology |
| In Britannica |
| Classical sources |
| References |
In Geology
'Iranian plateau' in geology refers to a geographical area north of the great folded mountain belts created by the collision of the Arabian plate with the Eurasian plate. It extends from East Azerbaijan Province in northwest of Iran to southern Pakistan. It also includes smaller parts of the Republic of Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan. It is divided into five major sub-regions:
Northwest Iran Ranges, Elburz, Central Iranian Plateau, Eastern Iranian Ranges and Baluchistan[2]. The major peaks in this plateatu are:
#Damavand 5610 m. 18,406 ft. in the Elburz range.
#Sabalan 4811 m. 15,784 ft. in the Northwest Iran ranges.
#''Sikaram'' 4755 m. 15,600 ft. in Baluchistan.
#''Kūh-e Hazār'' 4500 m. 14,764 ft. in Central Iranian Plateau.
#''Kuh-e Siah Khvani'' 3314 m. 10,873 ft. in Eastern Iranian Ranges.
In this definition, Iranian plateau does not cover Kurdistan and southwestern Iran.
In Britannica
Britannica uses this term in the context of the ancient Iranian cultures, languages and Zoroastrianism. This definition includes the region of Kurdistan.[3][4]
Classical sources
Main articles: Airyanem Vaejah
This plateau in central Iran, Southern, Western and Central Asia, was home of ancient civilizations[1], and a geological area of Eurasia north of the great folded mountain belts created by the collision of the Arabian plate with the Eurasian plate.
In geology, the plateau region of Iran primarily formed of the accretionary Gondwanan terranes between the Turan platform to the north and the Main Zagros Thrust, the suture zone between the northward moving Arabian plate and the Eurasian continent, is called the Iranian plateau. It is a geologically well-studied area because of general interest in continental collision zones, and because of Iran's long history of research in geology, particularly in economic geology (although Iran's major petroleum reserves are not in the plateau). In addition geologists have been able to use archaeological and historical records of major earthquakes to study the geology of the region due to the length of civilization in the area, and because of the long history of a written language in Persia.
In classical times the region was called ''Arana'' (''Āryānā''), meaning "''land of the Aryans''", which in Middle Persian was "''Erān''", which became Irān in Modern Persian. The old-Persian form of the word was ''Aryānām Xšaθra'' (''"Kingdom of the Aryans"''), the Avestan for was Airyanem Vaejah. It is bordered in the east by the Indus and by the Hindu Kush. The northern limit is in central Asia, while the southern edge is at the Persian Gulf and the Arabian Sea. Today the region corresponds to the States of Iran, Afghanistan and Tajikistan, as well as parts of Iraq, Pakistan, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.
The Iranian plateau comprises about 1.45 million square miles (3.7 million square kilometers).
References
1. Old Iranian Online, ''University of Texas College of Liberal Arts'' (retrieved 10 February 2007)
2. Iranian Plateau
3. http://www.britannica.com/search?query=Iranian+plateau&ct=
4. http://www.britannica.com/ebc/article-9275335
5. Old Iranian Online, ''University of Texas College of Liberal Arts'' (retrieved 10 February 2007)
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