South Iran Nubo–Sindian desert and semi-desert

South Iran Nubo–Sindian desert and semi-desert
South Iran Nubo–Sindian desert and semi-desert
	Landscape in Bushehr Province, Iran
	Ecoregion territory (in purple)
Ecology
Realm	Palearctic
Biome	Deserts and xeric shrublands
Borders	List Arabian Desert; Baluchistan xeric woodlands; Central Persian desert basins; Kuh Rud and Eastern Iran montane woodlands; Persian Gulf desert and semi-desert; Tigris-Euphrates alluvial salt marsh; Zagros Mountains forest steppe;
Geography
Area	352,234 km2 (135,998 sq mi)
Country	Iran, Iraq, Pakistan
Coordinates	27°15′N 60°45′E / 27.25°N 60.75°E
Conservation
Protected	7.48%

The South Iran Nubo–Sindian desert and semi-desert ecoregion (WWF ID: PA1328) covers the northern coastal plain of the Persian Gulf and the inland desert hills south of the Zagros Mountains of Iran. The region also has extensions reaching into southeastern Iraq, and eastward into southwestern Pakistan. The region is one of hot sand deserts, shrubland, and open thorn woodlands inland. Mangrove forests and swamps are found along the coast.