Elburz Mountains, also spelled Alborz, Albourz, Alburz, or Elburs, Persian Reshteh-ye Kūhhā-ye Alborz, major mountain range in northern Iran, 560 miles (900 km) long.

Where are the Zagros Mountains?

The Zagros Mountains forest steppe ecoregion is located primarily in Iran, ranging northwest to southeast and roughly paralleling the country's western border.

Where are the two main mountain chains located in Iran?

Main mountain ranges of Iran: the Alborz in central N, The Zagros from NW to SE and the Kopet Dagh in NE. Iran is a mountainous country. Zagros and Alborz mountains reach altitudes of more than 4,000 m. Alpine regions are above timber-line, which is not easy to recognize, since aridity is prominent in most regions.

What are the mountains around Tehran?

Tochal (Persian: توچال‎ Točāl), is a mountain and ski resort located on the Alborz mountain range, adjacent to the metropolitan area of Tehran in northern Iran. It includes a 12-kilometre-long (7.5 mi) ridge. Its highest peak, also called Tochal, is at an elevation of 3,963 metres (13,002 ft).

Is Tehran mountainous?

Tehran's climate is largely defined by its geographic location, with the towering Alborz mountains to its north and the country's central desert to the south.

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Why are the Elburz mountains important?

The Elburz is an important climate barrier between the arid central plateau and the moist, north facing slopes and coastal plain. There, one can find dense forests. This country, now called Mazandaran (ancient Hyrcania), has a subtropical climate. Farming can be done on dessa-like terraces.

What does Iran mean in Farsi?

The modern Persian name of Iran (ایران) means "the land of Aryans". It derives immediately from the 3rd-century Sasanian Middle Persian ērān (Pahlavi spelling: ?????, ʼyrʼn), where it initially meant "of the Iranians", but soon also acquired a geographical connotation in the sense of "(lands inhabited by) Iranians".

Where are the mountains in the Middle East?

Mountains of the Middle East

• The Taurus Mountain range extends through southern Turkey to the Iraqi and Iranian borders. ...
• The Zagros and Elburz Mountains run along the western and northern borders, respectively, of Iran.

Where are the mountains in Iran?

Iran's most important mountains are the Zagros. They are a southern extension of the Caucasus, running about 900 miles from the northwestern border of Iran, which adjoins Turkey and Armenia, southeast toward Bandar Abbas on the Strait of Hormuz. The first 150 miles of Iran's western border is shared with Turkey.

What is the highest mountain range in the Middle East?

Damavand is a majestic stratovolcano located 70 km North East of Tehran and 70 km south of the Caspian Sea. Damavand is the highest peak in the Middle East and the second highest volcano in Asia (after Kunlun volcano in Tibet).

What countries share the Altai Mountains?

Altai Mountains, Russian Altay, Mongolian Altayn Nuruu, Chinese (Pinyin) Altai Shan, complex mountain system of Central Asia extending approximately 1,200 miles (2,000 km) in a southeast-northwest direction from the Gobi (Desert) to the West Siberian Plain, through China, Mongolia, Russia, and Kazakhstan.

What mountain range sits on the west coast of Saudi Arabia?

The Hijaz Mountains (Arabic: جِبَال ٱلْحِجَاز‎, romanized: Jibāl al-Ḥijāz (Hejazi pronunciation: [d͡ʒɪˈbaːl alħɪˈdʒaːz])) or "Hejaz Range" is a mountain range located in the Hejazi region of western Saudi Arabia.

What does Alborz mean?

Alborz is a male name that means 'the highest one'. It's also the name of the mountain range that stretches from the Azerbaijan border and goes along the southern coast of the Caspian Sea all the way to the Khorasan province. Iran's highest peak, Mount Damavand, is located in this range.

Where are the Hindu Kush mountains?

The Hindu Kush (Pashto: هندوکش /kʊʃ, kuːʃ/) is an 800-kilometre-long (500 mi) mountain range in Central and South Asia to the west of the Himalayas. It stretches from central and western Afghanistan into northwestern Pakistan and far southeastern Tajikistan.

Is Mount Elbrus in Georgia?

The Mount Elbrus is an extinct volcano located in the western Caucasus mountains in Russia, near the border of Georgia.

Where is Montblanc?

The Massif of Mont Blanc (Massif du Mont-Blanc) is a group of mountains of Western Alps, 400km², located between the Aosta Valley, Italy, the Rhones-Alpes, France and the Valais, Switzerland where the highest peak rises in Western Europe, which culminates at 4,810m.

What is the highest mountain in the Caucasus range?

Elbrus, the summit of the Caucasus Mountains, is located in southern Russia just north of the Georgian border, and is distinguished as Europe's highest peak (5642 m).

Which countries share the Caspian Sea?

The Caspian Sea is the largest inland body of water in the world and accounts for 40 to 44% of the total lacustrine waters of the world. The coastlines of the Caspian are shared by Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Russia, and Turkmenistan.

What is the highest point in Iran?

Damavand is the highest peak in Iran and the highest volcano in the Middle East. The mountain and its surrounding areas are popular hiking, climbing, and skiing destinations.

What mountain range goes through Iran?

The Zagros range is about 990 miles (1,600 km) long and more than 150 miles (240 km) wide. Situated mostly in what is now Iran, it forms the extreme western boundary of the Iranian plateau, though its foothills to the north and west extend into adjacent countries.