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Zagros Mountains

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Zag·ros Mountains  (zgrs)
A range of western Iran forming the western and southern borders of the central Iranian plateau and rising to 4,550.6 m (14,920 ft).

Zagros Mountains [ˈzægrɒs]
pl n
(Placename) a mountain range in S Iran: has Iran's main oilfields in its W central foothills. Highest peak: Zard Kuh, 4548 m (14 920 ft.)


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Originating in either side of the Zagros Mountains, they belong to the areas of Khanaqin, Mandali, Badra, and Jassan-mostly in the Diala province.
Shanidar 3, who was in his 40s or 50s and had signs of arthritis, was one of nine Neanderthals discovered between 1953 and 1960 in Iraq's Zagros Mountains.
The victim was one of nine Neanderthals discovered between 1953 and 1960 in a cave in northeastern Iraq's Zagros Mountains.
 
 
 
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