Kees Jan van Zwienen's photos
With Marijn van den Brink and Harrie de Vries
The Kopet-Dag is a mountain range on the border between Turkmenistan and Iran. It runs northwest-southeast for more than 645 km, from near the Caspian Sea (northwest) to the Harīrūd (Turkmen: Tejen) River (southeast). Kūh-e Qūchān, in Iran, with an elevation of 3,190 metres, is the highest point in the Kopet-Dag proper, although there are higher elevations in the range’s outliers in Iran. The range has a Mediterranean climate, with warm, dry summers and relatively cool, damp winters. The slopes of the Kopet-Dag support desert vegetation at lower elevations, drought-tolerant grasslands at middle elevations, and juniper and cypress forests on the highest slopes.
The Kopet-Dag is a mountain range on the border between Turkmenistan and Iran. It runs northwest-southeast for more than 645 km, from near the Caspian Sea (northwest) to the Harīrūd (Turkmen: Tejen) River (southeast). Kūh-e Qūchān, in Iran, with an elevation of 3,190 metres, is the highest point in the Kopet-Dag proper, although there are higher elevations in the range’s outliers in Iran. The range has a Mediterranean climate, with warm, dry summers and relatively cool, damp winters. The slopes of the Kopet-Dag support desert vegetation at lower elevations, drought-tolerant grasslands at middle elevations, and juniper and cypress forests on the highest slopes.
Colchicum robustum, previously known as Merendera robusta (Aq tappeh, N of Bojnurd, Kopet Dag)
Colchicum robustum, previously known as Merendera robusta (Aq tappeh, N of Bojnurd, Kopet Dag)