Kopet Dag semi-desert
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.
| 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 | 38.25°N 55.75°E |
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