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Zagros Mountains

Also known as Zagros

The Zagros Mountains are a long mountain range in western Iran, stretching from the borders of Turkey to the Persian Gulf and separating the Mesopotamian plain from the Iranian plateau. Their highland peoples repeatedly pressed on Mesopotamian states, including the Akkadian Empire. The Zagros was the homeland of the Medes, and its tribes, including the Zand and Lak, formed the core of Karim Khan's Zand Empire.

Zagros Mountains
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Akkadian EmpireDeclineAssyrian EmpireFoundation, SocioeconomyKhwarazmian EmpireImpactMedian EmpireFoundation, Socioeconomy, SummaryNeo-Sumerian EmpireMilitaryZand EmpireFoundation, MilitaryKingdom of UrartuFoundation

Mentioned in 15 state histories

HamaziGutian ruleShimashki dynastyEshnunnaDerKassite BabyloniaKingdom of ArraphaHasanluEllipiBit-HambanParsuaHarharand 3 more

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Zagros Mountains. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/zagros-mountains
MLA
“Zagros Mountains.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/zagros-mountains. Accessed .
Chicago
The Epoch Institute. “Zagros Mountains.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/zagros-mountains.
Harvard
The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Zagros Mountains’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/zagros-mountains (Accessed: ).

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