Eastern Anatolian montane steppe

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Eastern Anatolian montane steppe
Landscape overlooking Lake Van in eastern Turkey
Ecoregion territory (in purple)
Ecology
Realm	Palearctic
Biome	temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands
Borders	List Caspian Hyrcanian mixed forests Caucasus mixed forests Eastern Anatolian deciduous forests Eastern Mediterranean conifer-sclerophyllous-broadleaf forests Elburz Range forest steppe Zagros Mountains forest-steppe
Geography
Area	168,381 km2 (65,012 sq mi)
Countries	List Armenia Azerbaijan Georgia Iran Turkey
Conservation
Conservation status	Critical/endangered[1]
Protected	8,202 km2 (5%)[2]

The Eastern Anatolian montane steppe is a temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands ecoregion. It is located in the Armenian Highlands, covering parts of eastern Turkey, Armenia, Azerbaijan, southern Georgia, and northwestern Iran.