IRAQ

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Borders: Iran | Kuwait | Saudi Arabia | Turkey | Syria | Jordan

Main facts about the geography of Iraq

• The Syrian Desert constitutes most of the West and Southwestern lands
• Up in the Northeast and near the border with Turkey, mountains and areas of high elevation are found
• The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers run through Iraq
• Running down through Baghdad and the Southeast to the gulf lies a plain piggybacking off the Euphrates and Tigris
• Subject to winds, dust storms, and high temperatures (can go higher than 115 degrees Fahrenheit in the summer months)