Where is Alborz?
northern Iran
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.
What does Alborz mean?
the highest one
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.
What type of mountain is Alborz?
THE ELBURZ (or Alborz) Mountains are a narrow mountain range that curve along the southern shore of the Caspian Sea in the north of IRAN. From west to east, the range measures about 600 mi or 970 km long. The Elburz range forms a climatic barrier between the Caspian and the Central Iranian Plateau.
Where is Elburz Mountains on a map?
Iran
| Elburz Range forest steppe | |
|---|---|
| Mount Damavand in the Alborz Mountains of Iran, the tallest mountain in the Middle East. | |
| Map of ecoregion in Iran | |
| Ecology | |
| Realm | Palearctic |
How tall is Alborz?
18,410 ft
| Alborz | |
|---|---|
| Mount Damavand, Iran’s highest mountain, located in the Alborz mountain range | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 5,610 m (18,410 ft) |
| Coordinates | 35°57′20″N 52°06′36″ECoordinates: 35°57′20″N 52°06′36″E |
How did the Alborz Mountains form?
[1] The Alborz Mountains in the north of the Turkish-Iranian Plateau mainly developed in the Cenozoic as a consequence of the closure of Neo-Tethys and continental collision between Arabia and Eurasia.
What does Iran mean in Farsi?
the land of Aryans
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: 𐭠𐭩𐭫𐭠𐭭, ʼyrʼn), where it initially meant “of the Iranians”, but soon also acquired a geographical connotation in the sense of “(lands inhabited by) Iranians”.
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