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These two ranges function as walls blocking meteorological phenomena from
entering inside central Iran. In addition to these ranges, there are
mountainous regions in central and eastern Iran.
The
Mountains of North Iran
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Arasbaran Mountains
at the NW of Iran are located along the banks of a border river, Aras,
with the highest peak called "Neshan Kuh" 3700m above sea level (ASL).
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Sahand Mountains are
located at the NW of Iran with the highest peak 3710m ASL.
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Sabalan Mountains are
located at the NW Iran with the highest peak 4811m ASL.
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Talesh Mountains are
located at the south of the Caspian Sea with their highest peak called "Aq
Dagh", 3200m ASL.
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The
Alborz Massif
The highest and widest area within the Alborz is at central Alborz with
the highest peak of Iran called "Damavand", 5671m ASL. It is a burned-out
volcano with a crater of 400m width. At times, sulfur gas ascends to the
top and covers the peak like clouds.
Khorasan
Mountains
The Alborz extend to
the NE of Iran and forms Khorasan mountains. Khorasan Mountains can be
subdivided to some smaller ranges. The northern range is extended from
?Kopet Dagh" to a river called ?Hari Rud?. The central range is around
Bojnurd and Quchan, with their highest peak at the south of Quchan 3520m
ASL, create a marvelous view for the province. The southern range consists
of some individual peaks with lower altitudes.
The
Zagros Range
The peaks and altitudes
of the Zagros have steep slopes, deep valleys and very narrow gorges. The
major altitudes of the North are Border Mountains near Maku, Khoy and
Qotur.
The central Zagros
consist of several peaks more than 3000m ASL. The highest and wildest
altitudes of the Zagros are Bakhtiary Mountains between Luristan and
Shiraz plains.
Their highest peak
?Zard kuh? is 4547m ASL. "Dena", another peak in Fars province, is 5200m
ASL. The altitude decreases as one goes southward.
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