Iraq–Turkey border
| Iraq-Turkey border الحدود العراقية التركية (Arabic) Irak–Türkiye sınırı (Turkish) سنووری عێراق و تورکیا (Kurdish) | |
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Map of the Iraq–Turkey border | |
| Characteristics | |
| Entities | Iraq Turkey |
| Length | 378 km (234 mi) |
| History | |
| Established | 1926 (Treaty of Ankara (1926)) To establish the border between Iraq and Turkey |
| Current shape | Active Border between Iraq and Turkey |
| Treaties | Treaty of Ankara (1926) |
| Notes | The border region is mountainous and predominantly populated by Kurds on both sides. Tensions related to Kurdish insurgency persist. |
The Iraq–Turkey border is 367 km (228 mi) in length and runs from the tripoint with Syria in the west to the tripoint with Iran in the east.