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Sascha Pare

Iran's folded rocks: The crumpled mountains at the intersection of Asia and Europe

A satellite image of the folded rocks in northwestern Iran.
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Name: "Folded rocks" of the Aladaghlar Mountains

Location: Northwest Iran

Coordinates: 37.126276036681965, 47.61930020667193

Why it's incredible: The landscape looks crumpled and folded from above.

Iran's folded rocks are rugged mountain ridges and valleys to the southwest of the Caspian Sea. They are an extension of the Greater Caucasus mountain belt, which also stretches along Russia's border with Georgia and Azerbaijan.

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