Iran has international borders with 13 sovereign countries, both on land and sea. It has a total of land borders with Iraq, Turkey, the Republic of Azerbaijan, Armenia, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, and Pakistan. With a total of coastline, it has maritime borders with 6 other countries: Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and Oman. The Iran–Turkey border has a moat, along with a high concrete wall.
Land borders Iran–Afghanistan border (921 km) Iran–Armenia border (44 km) Iran–Azerbaijan border (689 km) Iran–Iraq border (1,599 km) Iran–Pakistan border (909 km) Iran–Turkey border (534 km) Iran–Turkmenistan border (1,148 km)
See also List of extensive Iranian ground operations in the Iran–Iraq War
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