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Hamrin Mountains

The Hamrin Mountains (Jabāl Hamrīn, Kurdish, Çiyayê Hemrîn or Çiyayên Hemrîn) are a small mountain ridge in northeast Iraq. The westernmost ripple of the Zagros Mountains, the Hamrin mountains extend from the Diyala Governorate bordering Iran, northwest to the Tigris river, crossing northern Saladin Governorate and southern Kirkuk Governorate. Kurds regard the Hamrin Mountains as the traditional southern boundary of Iraqi Kurdistan.

Location: Iraq.

Mountain range data from Wikidata (CC0). Elevation is the height of the highest peak.

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