# Borders of Iran

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{{Image label small|x=0.300|y=0.100|scale=450|text=[<b style="color: #48A3B5">Caspian Sea</b>](/source/Caspian_Sea)}}
{{Image label small|x=0.325|y=0.850|scale=450|text=[<b style="color: #48A3B5">Persian Gulf</b>](/source/Persian_Gulf)}}
{{Image label small|x=0.8|y=0.1|scale=450|text=[<i style="color: #48A3B5">Turkmenistan</i>](/source/Turkmenistan)}}
{{Image label small|x=0.87|y=0.4|scale=450|text=[<i style="color: #48A3B5">Afghanistan</i>](/source/Afghanistan)}}
{{Image label small|x=0.90|y=0.66|scale=450|text=[<i style="color: #48A3B5">Pakistan</i>](/source/Pakistan)}}
{{Image label small|x=0.15|y=0.02|scale=450|text=[<i style="color: #48A3B5">Rep. of Azerbaijan</i>](/source/Azerbaijan)}}
{{Image label small|x=0.04|y=0.02|scale=450|text=[<i style="color: #48A3B5">Armenia</i>](/source/Armenia)}}
{{Image label small|x=0.01|y=0.05|scale=450|text=[<i style="color: #48A3B5">T<br />u<br />r<br />k<br />e<br />y</i>](/source/Turkey)}}
{{Image label small|x=0.05|y=0.5|scale=450|text=[<i style="color: #48A3B5">Iraq</i>](/source/Iraq)}}
{{Image label small|x=0.1|y=0.66|scale=450|text=[<i style="color: #48A3B5">Kuwait</i>](/source/Kuwait)}}
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[Iran](/source/Iran) has international borders with 13 sovereign countries, both on land and sea. It has a total of {{convert|5,894|km}} land borders with [Iraq](/source/Iraq), [Turkey](/source/Turkey), the [Republic of Azerbaijan](/source/Azerbaijan), [Armenia](/source/Armenia), [Turkmenistan](/source/Turkmenistan), [Afghanistan](/source/Afghanistan), and [Pakistan](/source/Pakistan).<ref name="CIA"/> With a total of {{convert|2,440|km}} coastline, it has [maritime borders](/source/Maritime_boundary) with 6 other countries: [Kuwait](/source/Kuwait), [Saudi Arabia](/source/Saudi_Arabia), [Bahrain](/source/Bahrain), [Qatar](/source/Qatar), the [United Arab Emirates](/source/United_Arab_Emirates), and [Oman](/source/Oman).<ref name="CIA"/> The Iran–Turkey border has a {{convert|376|km}} moat, along with a {{convert|4|m}} high concrete wall.<ref>{{Cite web |title=وزیر دفاع ترکیه: خندق‌های مرزی با ایران تا پایان امسال تکمیل می‌شود - تسنیم |url=https://www.tasnimnews.com/fa/news/1402/05/21/2939581/%D9%88%D8%B2%DB%8C%D8%B1-%D8%AF%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%B9-%D8%AA%D8%B1%DA%A9%DB%8C%D9%87-%D8%AE%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%82-%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%B2%DB%8C-%D8%A8%D8%A7-%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%AA%D8%A7-%D9%BE%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%84-%D8%AA%DA%A9%D9%85%DB%8C%D9%84-%D9%85%DB%8C-%D8%B4%D9%88%D8%AF/amp |access-date=2024-12-30 |website=خبرگزاری تسنیم {{!}} Tasnim |language=fa}}</ref>

== Land borders ==
* [Iran–Afghanistan border](/source/afghanistan%E2%80%93Iran_border) (921 km)<ref name="CIA"/>
* [Iran–Armenia border](/source/Armenia%E2%80%93Iran_border) (44 km)<ref name="CIA"/>
* [Iran–Azerbaijan border](/source/Azerbaijan%E2%80%93Iran_border) (689 km)<ref name="CIA"/>
* [Iran–Iraq border](/source/Iran%E2%80%93Iraq_border) (1,599 km)<ref name="CIA"/>
* [Iran–Pakistan border](/source/Iran%E2%80%93Pakistan_border) (909 km)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.dawn.com/news/884966/geographytheborders-of-pakistan | title=Geography: The borders of Pakistan | date=17 October 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.iranchamber.com/geography/articles/facts_figures.php | title=Iran Chamber Society: Facts and Figures }}</ref>
* [Iran–Turkey border](/source/Iran%E2%80%93Turkey_border) (534 km)<ref name="CIA"/>
* [Iran–Turkmenistan border](/source/Iran%E2%80%93Turkmenistan_border) (1,148 km)<ref name="CIA">{{cite web|url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/azerbaijan/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109221839/https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/azerbaijan|url-status=dead|archive-date=9 January 2021|title=CIA – The World Factbook |publisher=Cia.gov |access-date=7 April 2012}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [List of extensive Iranian ground operations in the Iran–Iraq War](/source/List_of_extensive_Iranian_ground_operations_in_the_Iran%E2%80%93Iraq_War)

== References ==
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