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In some areas, no precipitation occurs for long periods of time. Sudden storms with heavy rains a few times per year may provide those regions with their entire annual rainfall. 2 TERRITORIES AND DEPENDENCIES Iran has no outside territories or dependencies. 3 CLIMATE Iran has an arid and semiarid climate with subtropical areas along the coasts. ere are four seasons: spring, summer, a brief autumn, and winter. e central deserts and Persian Gulf coast are especially hot in summer, with some of the world’s highest recorded tem- 7 IRAN ARM.
Pollution from oil tankers and military ships, overfishing, destructive fishing methods, agricultural chemical runoff, sewage, and industrial waste are problems in the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman. Sea Inlets and Straits From the Persian Gulf, the 55-kilometer (34mile) Strait of Hormuz, one of petroleum shipping’s most strategic routes, leads into the Gulf of Oman. The Persian Gulf coast contains Būshehr Bay and Naayband Bay in Būshehr province. Rocky shores and cliffs mark this coastal section, where the mountains come right down to the sea.
The coast then turns straight north to the Turkmenistan border. Much of the shore has been formed as the water recedes from the original seabed. e Caspian Sea region has the largest forests, which have mostly deciduous tree species including oak, elm, beech, and linden. Golestān National Park in the Caspian region, near the Turkmenistan border, is highly biodiverse, with deciduous and conifer tree species. Sisangan National Park, near the Azerbaijan border, is another Caspian forest. Southwest Iran meets the northwest end of the Persian Gulf at the border with Iraq.