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

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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 stretches along Russia 's border with Georgia and Azerbaijan .

The rocks are formed of countless sedimentary layers, which were upturned and creased into the landscape we see today .