Zagros

Mountain range of southwest Iran from the Sirvan River (Diyala) to Shiraz, where a number of archaeological sites are located: Jarmo, Ali Kosh, Tepe Ganj Dareh, Tepe Guran, Tepe Sarab, and Zawi Chemi Shangi-Dar.

Mountain range of western Iran and eastern Iraq, extending from the Taurus Mountains in the north to the Persian Gulf in the south. The valleys and intermontane plateaux of this range provided the setting for the early development of farming. See Ali Kosh, Tepe Ganj Dareh, Tepe Guran, Jarmo, Tepe Sarab, Zawi Chemi Shani-dar.