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The highest mountains in Iran include Damavand, Alam-Kuh, Sabalan, Takht-e Soleyman, Azad Kuh, Zard-Kuh, and Shir Kuh. This is a list of mountains in the country of Iran . Topographical maps showing the mountain ranges of Iran
Mountains of Iran by mountain range (1 C, 1 P) A. Alborz (mountain range) (2 C, 46 P) Armenian Highlands (4 C, 14 P) Z. Zagros Mountains (1 C, 26 P) Pages in category ...
The mountains are divided into many parallel sub-ranges (up to 10 or 250 km (6.2 or 155.3 miles) wide), and orogenically have the same age as the Alps. [12] Iran's main oilfields lie in the western central foothills of the Zagros mountain range. The southern ranges of the Fars province have somewhat lower summits, reaching 4,000 metres (13,000 ...
The mountains also impeded easy access to the Persian Gulf and the Caspian Sea. With an area of 1,648,195 square kilometres (636,372 sq mi), Iran ranks seventeenth in size among the countries of the world. Iran shares its northern borders with several post-Soviet states: Armenia, Azerbaijan, [a] and Turkmenistan. These borders extend for more ...
Damavand from Polour Village Amol. Mount Damavand (Persian: دماوند [dæmɒːvænd] ⓘ) is a dormant stratovolcano and is the highest peak in Iran and Western Asia, the highest volcano in Asia, and the 3rd highest volcano in the Eastern Hemisphere (after Mount Kilimanjaro and Mount Elbrus), at an elevation of 5,609 metres (18,402 ft).
Physiographic world map with mountain ranges and highland areas in brown, pink, and gray. This is a list of mountain ranges on Earth and a few other astronomical bodies.First, the highest and longest mountain ranges on Earth are listed, followed by more comprehensive alphabetical lists organized by continent.
Located East and almost parallel to the Zagros Mountains, the Central Iranian Range is stretched in a north-west-southeast direction from Mount Sahand in Azerbaijan in the north-west to Mount Bazman in Baluchistan in the Southeastern part of Iran. [1] This range was mainly formed during the Tertiary volcanic and orogenic phase and especially in ...
The range is located 25 kilometres south of Bojnurd, the capital city of North Khorasan. The Aladagh Mountains merge with the Elburz or Alborz Mountains in the west and then run southeastwards in a northwest-southeast direction. [1] The highest peak of the range is Mount Shahjahan with an elevation of 3,032 metres.