Kopet Dag semi-desert

Kopet Dag semi-desert
Kopet Dag semi-desert
	Golestan - Torkaman Sahra at the southern edge of the ecoregion
	Ecoregion territory (light green, straddling border of Iran and Turkmenistan)
Ecology
Realm	Palearctic
Biome	Deserts and xeric shrublands
Geography
Area	26,418 km2 (10,200 sq mi)
Country	Turkmenistan, Iran
Coordinates	38°15′N 55°45′E / 38.25°N 55.75°E

The Kopet Dag semi-desert ecoregion (WWF ID: PA1319) is a small ecoregion that crosses the border of southwestern Turkmenistan into northeastern Iran. It covers a transition zone between the deserts to the north and west, and the foothill steppes and woodlands in the higher Kopet Dag mountains to the east and the Alborz Mountains to the south. The terrain is mostly barren semi-desert and widespread 'takir', a type of seasonal salt flat or dried clay deposit in an interdune depression.^[1]^[2]

^ "Kopet Dag semi-desert". World Wildlife Federation (WWF). Retrieved June 22, 2020.
^ "Map of Ecoregions 2017". Resolve, using WWF data. Retrieved September 14, 2019.

[wwf-1] "Kopet Dag semi-desert". World Wildlife Federation (WWF). Retrieved June 22, 2020.

[ecomap-2] "Map of Ecoregions 2017". Resolve, using WWF data. Retrieved September 14, 2019.

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