- DEMAVEND, MOUNT
- an extinct volcano, the highest peak (18,600 ft.) of the Elburz chain, in Persia.
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DEMAVEND, MOUNT
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Demavend, Mount — ▪ mountain, Iran Persian Qolleh ye Damāvand, extinct volcanic peak of the Elburz Mountains, Iran, about 42 miles (68 km) northeast of Tehrān. Estimates of its height vary from about 18,400 feet (5,600 m) to more than 19,000 feet (5,800… … Universalium
Demavend — Damāvand Winteraufnahme des Damāvand Höhe 5.610 m Lage Nord … Deutsch Wikipedia
Iran — /i ran , i rahn , uy ran /, n. a republic in SW Asia. 67,540,002; ab. 635,000 sq. mi. (1,644,650 sq. km). Cap.: Teheran. Formerly (until 1935), Persia. * * * Iran Introduction Iran Background: Known as Persia until 1935, Iran became an Islamic… … Universalium
Elburz Mountains — /el boorz / a mountain range in N Iran, along the S coast of the Caspian Sea. Highest peak, Mt. Demavend, 18,606 ft. (5671 m). * * * Mountain range, northern Iran. It is 560 mi (900 km) long and extends along the southern shore of the Caspian Sea … Universalium
Tehran — [te rän′, tərän; te΄ə rän′, te΄he rän′; te΄heran′te rän′, tārän′; təran′] capital of Iran, in the NC part: pop. 7,158,000: also Teheran [te rän′, tərän; te΄ə rän′, te΄he rän′; te΄heran′] * * * Teh·ran or Te·he·ran (tĕ ə rănʹ, ränʹ, tĕ rănʹ, ränʹ) … Universalium
mountain — mountainless, adj. /mown tn/, n. 1. a natural elevation of the earth s surface rising more or less abruptly to a summit, and attaining an altitude greater than that of a hill, usually greater than 2000 ft. (610 m). 2. a large mass of something… … Universalium
Damawand — Damāvand Winteraufnahme des Damāvand Höhe 5.610 m Lage Nord … Deutsch Wikipedia
Demawend — Damāvand Winteraufnahme des Damāvand Höhe 5.610 m Lage Nord … Deutsch Wikipedia
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Damavand, Iran — For the mountain, see Mount Damavand. For the administrative subdivision, see Damavand County. Damavand دماوند city … Wikipedia
