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Elburz Mountains, major mountain range in northern Iran, 560 miles (900 km) long. The range, most broadly defined, extends in an arc eastward from the frontier with Azerbaijan southwest of the Caspian Sea to the Khorāsān region of northeastern Iran, southeast of the Caspian Sea, where the range
The Alborz (listen ⓘ Persian: البرز) range, also spelled as Alburz, Elburz or Elborz, is a mountain range in northern Iran that stretches from the border of Azerbaijan along the western and entire southern coast of the Caspian Sea and finally runs northeast and merges into the smaller Aladagh Mountains and borders in the northeast on the ...
Elburz Mountains, Mountain range, northern Iran. It is 560 mi (900 km) long and extends along the southern shore of the Caspian Sea , from which it is separated by a narrow coastal lowland. It includes Iran’s highest peak, Mount Damāvand (Demavend), at 18,605 ft (5,671 m).
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.
The Alborz range, also spelled as Alburz, Elburz or Elborz, is a mountain range in northern Iran that stretches from the border of Azerbaijan along the western and entire southern coast of the Caspian Sea and finally runs northeast and merges into the smaller Aladagh Mountains and borders in the northeast on the parallel mountain ridge Kopet ...
The Elburz (Har + borz: "mountain" + "high") is one of the two main mountain ranges in modern Iran. Essentially, it separates the Caspian Sea region in the north from the central plateau, which is a desert.
A major mountain range in northern Iran, the Elburz Mountains extend from west to east parallel with the south shore of the Caspian Sea in a crescent-shaped arc for 560 miles (900 kilometers). Its steep, rocky slopes divide the coastal plains of the Caspian Sea from the desertlike central Iranian plateau.
The Alborz Mountains are a significant mountain range located in northern Iran, near the southern coast of the Caspian Sea. They span roughly 900 km (500 mi) in length and 130 km (81 mi) in width from the country’s border with Azerbaijan to northern Khorāsān.
The Alborz (listen ⓘ Persian: البرز) range, also spelled as Alburz, Elburz or Elborz, is a mountain range in northern Iran that stretches from the border of Azerbaijan along the western and entire southern coast of the Caspian Sea and finally runs northeast and merges into the smaller Aladagh Mountains and borders in the northeast on the ...
Elburz (ĕlbŏŏrz´), mountain range, N Iran, between the Caspian Sea and the central Iranian plateau; rises to 18,606 ft (5,671 m) at Mt. Damavand. The range consists of steep, narrow, parallel ridges crossed only by the Safid Rud, whose valley forms the main trans-Elburz route.