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  • The Zagros Mountains of Iraq

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    Maarten Van Den Driessche
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    Stretching across the eastern part of Iraq, the Zagros Mountains form one of the country’s most spectacular natural landscapes. Rising from broad valleys into rugged limestone peaks, the range creates a dramatic contrast with the plains and cities of Mesopotamia. The Iraqi Zagros are particularly prominent in the Kurdistan Region, where mountains, valleys, rivers and high plateaus shape…

  • Mount Nimba: The Mountain Where Three Countries Meet—and Nature Defies Logic

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    Maarten Van Den Driessche
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    At first glance, Mount Nimba looks like just another remote mountain range in West Africa. But look closer, and it reveals something far more fascinating: a place where three countries converge, ecosystems collide, and evolution has taken a completely unexpected path. Straddling the borders of Guinea, Liberia, and Ivory Coast, Mount Nimba is one of…