Elburz Mountains

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The Elburz Mountains are a major mountain range in northern Iran that stretch along the southern coast of the Caspian Sea and include Iran’s highest peak, Mount Damavand.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region ⓘ
mountain range ⓘ
alternativeName Alborz Mountains ⓘ
linked to: Elburz Mountains

Elburz Range ⓘ
linked to: Elburz Mountains
climate humid on northern slopes ⓘ
semi-arid on southern slopes ⓘ
contains Mount Damavand ⓘ
deep valleys ⓘ
forested slopes ⓘ
limestone formations ⓘ
volcanic peaks ⓘ
continent Asia ⓘ
country Iran ⓘ
culturalSignificance featured in Persian mythology ⓘ
important in Iranian history ⓘ
drainageTo Caspian Sea ⓘ
interior basins of Iranian Plateau ⓘ
ecoregion Caspian Hyrcanian mixed forests ⓘ
linked to: Hyrcanian forests
geologicalOrigin Alpine orogeny ⓘ
hasBiodiversity high animal diversity ⓘ
high plant diversity ⓘ
hazard landslides ⓘ
seismic activity ⓘ
highestElevation_ft 18381 ⓘ
highestElevation_m 5610 ⓘ
highestPoint Mount Damavand ⓘ
influences climate of the Caspian Sea coastal region ⓘ
climate of the Tehran region ⓘ
languageOfName Persian ⓘ
linked to: Persian language
length_km about 900 ⓘ
locatedIn northern Iran ⓘ
near Tehran ⓘ
orientation east–west ⓘ
partOf Alborz mountain system ⓘ
linked to: Elburz Mountains
passesInclude Chalus Road corridor ⓘ
Haraz Road corridor ⓘ
protectedAreasInclude Alamut region protected landscapes ⓘ
linked to: Alamut Valley

Lar National Park ⓘ
runsAlong southern coast of the Caspian Sea ⓘ
separates Caspian Sea coastal plain ⓘ
linked to: Caspian lowland

Iranian Plateau ⓘ
linked to: Iranian plateau
tectonicSetting collision zone between Arabian Plate and Eurasian Plate ⓘ
usedFor mountaineering ⓘ
pastoralism ⓘ
skiing ⓘ
vegetation deciduous forests on northern slopes ⓘ
steppe vegetation on southern slopes ⓘ

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Iranian plateau → borderedBy → Elburz Mountains ⓘ
Qazvin → nearMountainRange → Alborz Mountains ⓘ
subject linked to: Qazvin, Iran
linked to: Elburz Mountains
Sefid-Rud → flowsThrough → Alborz Mountains ⓘ
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Sefid-Rud → geologicalSetting → Alborz mountain range ⓘ
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Alpine orogeny → created → Alborz Mountains ⓘ
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Trans-Iranian Railway → crosses → Alborz Mountains ⓘ
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Azadi Square → hasViewOf → Alborz Mountains (on clear days) ⓘ
linked to: Elburz Mountains
Shemiranat County → borderedBy → Alborz Mountains ⓘ
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Alborz Province → namedAfter → Alborz mountain range ⓘ
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Karaj Dam → locatedInMountainRange → Alborz Mountains ⓘ
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Northern Iran → contains → Alborz mountain range ⓘ
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Northern Iran → traversedBy → Alborz mountain range ⓘ
subject linked to: northern Iran
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Jajrud → locatedIn → Alborz Mountains ⓘ
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Jajrud → flowsThrough → Alborz Mountains ⓘ
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Damavand County → locatedInMountainRange → Alborz Mountains ⓘ
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Mazandaran Province → locatedInMountainRange → Alborz Mountains ⓘ
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Mount Damavand → locatedIn → Alborz mountain range ⓘ
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Mount Damavand → isHighestPointOf → Alborz mountain range ⓘ
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Mount Damavand → range → Alborz ⓘ
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Qazvin Province → locatedOn → Alborz mountain range ⓘ
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Gorgan → nearbyGeographicFeature → Alborz Mountains ⓘ
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Karaj → locatedInMountainRangeRegion → Alborz Mountains ⓘ
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Semnani languages → region → Alborz mountain region ⓘ
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Tati language → spokenIn → Alborz mountain region ⓘ
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Northwestern Iran → hasMountainRange → Alborz Mountains ⓘ
subject linked to: northwestern Iran
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Bojnord → nearMountainRange → Aladagh Mountains ⓘ
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Kopet Dag mountains → partOf → Alborz mountain system ⓘ
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Caspian Sea region → contains → Elburz Mountains ⓘ
Shemiran → adjacentTo → Alborz mountain range ⓘ
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Zanjan → near → Alborz mountain range ⓘ
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Pardis County → locatedNear → Alborz Mountains ⓘ
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Kopet Dag → partOf → Alborz–Kopet Dag mountain system ⓘ
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Elburz Mountains → partOf → Alborz mountain system ⓘ
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Elburz Mountains → alternativeName → Alborz Mountains ⓘ
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Elburz Mountains → alternativeName → Elburz Range ⓘ
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Jajrud River → locatedIn → Alborz Mountains ⓘ
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Jajrud River → flowsThrough → Alborz Mountains ⓘ
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Tabaristan → hasFeature → Alborz Mountains ⓘ
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Gilan Province → hasMountainRange → Alborz Mountains ⓘ
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Alamut period → locatedIn → Alborz Mountains ⓘ
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Talysh Mountains → westernExtensionOf → Elburz Mountains ⓘ
Talysh Mountains → borders → Alborz mountain system ⓘ
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Talysh region → borderedBy → Alborz Mountains ⓘ
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Alborz mountain hydrological system → locatedIn → Alborz mountain range ⓘ
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Manjil → locatedInMountainRange → Alborz Mountains ⓘ
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Shahrud River → region → Alborz Mountains ⓘ
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Shahrud River → locatedIn → Alborz mountain range ⓘ
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Shahrud River → hasHeadwaters → Alborz Mountains ⓘ
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Amol → nearbyMountainRange → Alborz Mountains ⓘ
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Greater Tehran → locatedNear → Alborz mountain range ⓘ
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