Editing Geography of Iraq (section)

===Highlands===
{{main|Zagros Mountains|Hamrin Mountains}}
[[File:Zagros iraq.png|left|thumb|A road through the Zagros Mountains]]
[[File:Piran Mountain.jpg|thumbnail|left|Piran and Mount Piran seen from Kure Hure summit]]
The northeastern highlands begin just south of a line drawn from [[Mosul]] to [[Kirkuk]] and extend to the borders with [[Turkey]] and [[Iran]]. High ground, separated by broad, undulating [[steppe]]s, gives way to mountains ranging from {{convert|1000|to|3611|m|ft|0|sp=us}} near the Iranian and Turkish borders. Except for a few valleys, the mountain area proper is suitable only for grazing in the foothills and steppes; adequate soil and rainfall, however, make cultivation possible. Here, too, are the great oil fields near Mosul and Kirkuk. The northeast is the homeland of most Iraqi [[Kurd]]s.
{{Further|topic=the Basra region's highest terrain at|Safwan Hill}}