baɪ ðə lˈeɪt pˈɜːmiən, ðə smˈɔːl ˈiːlˌɑːŋɡeɪɾᵻd sɪmˈɪɹiən plˈeɪt tədˈeɪz kɹˈʌst ʌv tˈɜːki, ɪɹˈæn, tɪbˈɛt ænd pˈɑːɹts ʌv sˈaʊθˈiːst ˈeɪʒə bɹˈoʊk ɐwˈeɪ fɹʌm ɡəndwˈɑːnə nˈaʊ pˈɑːɹt ʌv pændʒˈiə.
By the Late Permian, the small elongated Cimmerian plate (today's crust of Turkey, Iran, Tibet and parts of South-East Asia) broke away from Gondwana (now part of Pangaea).