Topographical zones.

Landscape, farming & agricuklture.

The country can be divided roughly into three regions: the mountainous snow-clad north and
north-east,about 20% of the whole country, here is the the hight zones betwen 1000 - over 2000 meter.
A centrel largely limestone plateau representing 59.5% of the whole country, here the hight zones betwen 500 - 1000 meter, and the southern flat lowland alluvial plain, with many lakes and marshes, the hight zones here is betwen 0 - 500 meters.
Two great rivers, the Tigris and the Euphrates, travers the country from north to south; their sources are in the far away uplands of Armenia and Anatolia, and they fed by many tributaries, which makes Iraq natable for its rich water resources. The two rivers meet in the Shatt Al-Arab, which runs through Basrah Covernorate in the south to pour in the Arabian Gulf.
The Tigris is 1,718 Kilometers long, of which 1,418 are in Iraq. The Euphrates is 2,300 kilometers long, of which 1,213 are in Iraq. The Shatt Al-Arab, from the two rivers confluence to the Arabian Gulf, is 110 kilometers long.
Main agriculture proudects; Dates, Tobaco, Cotton, Citrus, Wheat, Rice.




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