Thread 17757324

Why do many armchair geographers claim Iran has a terrible geography particularly because of the narrow path of the strait of Hormuz? Looking at the map Iran has clear access to the Arabian Sea, so I don’t see what the problem is?

>>17757324 (OP)
Geopolitics attracts the most retarded people you will ever meet

>>17757324 (OP)
Big ass empires to their east and west, steppeniggers to their northeast, mountainniggers to their northwest, and Arabs to their south

>>17757469
but the country is naturally fortified and steppeniggers can't do shit in the 21st century

>>17757501
It doesnt work like this now
We talking about old times

>>17757324 (OP)
>95% of the country is mountains
>”uhh durr why do people say Iran has bad geography?”

There is no geographic feature more cancerous to human development than excessive mountains. Useless for agriculture, useless for urbanization, and anywhere from prohibitively costly to impossible to build and maintain roads through. Literally the only advantage of mountains is that they are just as much of a hinderance to foreign powers trying to invade you as they are to the country’s ability to effectively administrate itself.

>>17757924
Seems like Iranians with their multitude of ethnicities have managed to effectively administrate themselves for the past 3000 years.

>>17757924
>Useless for agriculture, useless for urbanization, and anywhere from prohibitively costly to impossible to build and maintain roads through.
Funny then how all those three: agriculture, urbanization and roads first emerged in Iran out of all places.

>>17757324 (OP)
From here I would say water levels and property prices, they could channel that but has to be mostly living houses and good ones

>>17757324 (OP)
God, Iran is so gorgeous. Perfect place for a kino empire.

>>17757956
Because it’s false. Mesopotamia =/= Iran.

>>17757979
They implemented everything they learned from conquering Babylon, plus the Medes were already doing that shit before the Persians