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Damavand
Damavand or Demavend , volcanic cone, 18,606 ft (5,671 m) high, in the Elburz range, N Iran. A permanently snow-covered volcano of recent geologic origin, it emits gases and small quantities of sulfurous materials; lava flows have impounded local streams, creating many small lakes. There are min... Read more
Caspian Sea
Caspian Sea , Lat. Mare Caspium or Mare Hyrcanium, salt lake, c.144,000 sq mi (373,000 sq km), between Europe and Asia; the largest lake in the world. It is bordered on the northeast by Kazakhstan, on the southeast by Turkmenistan, on the south by Iran, on the southwest by Azerbaijan, and on the... Read more
Iran
Iran , officially Islamic Republic of Iran, republic (2005 est. pop. 68,018,000), 636,290 sq mi (1,648,000 sq km), SW Asia. The country's name was changed from Persia to Iran in 1935. Iran is bordered on the north by Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, and the Caspian Sea; on the east by Afghanistan ... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "Elburz"

Elburz
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Elburz , mountain range, N Iran, between the Caspian Sea and the...only by the Safid Rud, whose valley forms the main trans-Elburz route. The northern slopes of the Elburz are rainy and forested; the southern slope is semiarid. Snowcapped...
Sefid Rud
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...completed in 1962. The Sefid Rud has cut a water gap through the Elburz Mts., capturing two headwater tributaries and widening the valley between the Talesh Hills and the main Elburz range. The gap provides a major route between Tehran and the...
Iran
Book article from: World Encyclopedia ...Desert) and the Dasht-e-Lut (Great Sand Desert). The Elburz Mountains, n of the plateau, contains Iran's highest point...winter snow. Forest covers c .10% of Iran, mainly in the Elburz and Zagros mountains. Semi-desert and desert cover most of...
Caspian Sea
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...the shallow northern half averages only about 17 ft (5 m). The Caucasus Mts. rise from the southwestern shore, and the Elburz Mts. parallel the southern coast. The Caspian receives the Volga (which supplies more than 75% of its inflow), Ural...
Climate
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa ...results from three different processes. Orographic precipitation occurs on the Pontic and Taurus mountains of Turkey; the Elburz and Zagros mountains of Iran; the peaks of Lebanon and the hills of Israel, the West Bank, and Jordan; the highlands of...
Geography
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa ...Anti-Taurus Mountains, joining the Zagros Mountains running southeast between Iran and Iraq. Another extension forms the Elburz Mountains bordering the Caspian Sea in Iran. Mount Damavand (18,934 ft [5775 m]), the highest peak in the Middle East...
Gilan
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...pop. 2,204,047), 14,709 sq mi (38,106 sq km), NW Iran, bounded in the N by the Caspian Sea and in the SE by the Elburz Mts. Rasht is the capital and chief city; other cities include Zanjan and Bandar-e Anzali. Much of the province has a subtropical...
Damavand
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Damavand or Demavend , volcanic cone, 18,606 ft (5,671 m) high, in the Elburz range, N Iran. A permanently snow-covered volcano of recent geologic origin, it emits gases and small quantities of sulfurous...
Dasht-e Kavir
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Dasht-e Kavir , great salt desert, c.500 mi (800 km) long and c.200 mi (320 km) wide, SE of the Elburz Mts., N central Iran. It is a huge basin of interior drainage named after the kavirs (salt marshes) located there. The Kavir...
Paropamisus
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Paropamisus , mountain range, NW Afghanistan, stretching c.300 mi (480 km) W from the Hindu Kush toward the Elburz Mts. in Iran; rises to c.11,000 ft (3,350 m). Silver and lead deposits are found there. The Murgab and Hari Rud rivers rise in the Paropamisus.

Dictionary entries related to "Elburz"

Iran
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...a southern coast on the Gulf and Arabian Sea. Physical Iran consists mostly of arid tableland surrounded by mountains (the Elburz in the north and the Zagros in the south-west) and containing extensive salt deserts: the Great Salt Desert or Dasht-e...

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MINNESOTA GEOGRAPHIC BEE; 8th-grader knows where it's at; Mankato boy wins 1st place in Geographic Bee.(NEWS)
Newspaper article from: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN); 4/6/2002; ; 700+ words ; ...Tehran as the capital city in the southern foothills of the Elburz Mountains. Peter, his lone competitor at the end of the final...the capital city that lies in the southern foothills of the Elburz Mountains. A. Tehran TAKE THE QUIZ Where in the world? Try...
Life Under Islamic Rule - Persian cultural traditions became an important part of islamic civilization, but today Iran struggles to find its identity, torn between the desire for democratic progress and adherence to the laws of Islam.
Magazine article from: World and I; 2/1/2002; ; 700+ words ; ...his son Mohammad Pahlavi, had homes. The beautiful, snowy Elburz Mountains created the backdrop to the large, lush garden and...Qazvin, the bus took us on to Hamadan, between the Zagros and Elburz Mountains. Though the countryside was beautiful, with luxuriant...
Eerie historical parallels.(COMMENTARY)
Newspaper article from: The Washington Times; 8/28/2005; 700+ words ; ...Sabah, also known as "The Old Man of the Mountain" in the Elburz Mountains of northern Iran. He was born in Qum, southwest...Polo who visited Sabah's mountain castle at Alamut in the Elburz Mountains. "The patriotism and religious fervor of the average...
Book early to avoid the rush. (Iran faces a lot of challenges in its efforts to boost tourism)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: The Economist (US); 1/20/1996; 700+ words ; ...distribute glossy brochures plugging skiing holidays in the Elburz mountains, scuba-diving in the balmy Gulf, educational and...arranging brief package tours to the Caspian Sea beaches and Elburz ski resorts. But even its marketing director Hossein Ahmadi...
Nevada Governor Declares Fire Emergency
News Wire article from: AP Online; 6/28/2006; ; 700+ words ; ...cell settled directly over the fire. Just east of that, the Elburz fire blackened 12,600 acres and the Sneekee fire in the Red...coordinator and two engines were dispatched late Monday to the Elburz fire _ a trip of more than 400 miles. The Sierra Front Interagency...
Johnnie walks here cheap
News Wire article from: The Hindustan Times; 2/16/2007; 700+ words ; ...cent of its industry. With a backdrop of the snow-brushed Elburz mountains, Tehran could be the most beautiful city in Iran...that leads to a set of ski slopes on the northern slopes of the Elburz mountains. At the place where the hiking trails begin are small...
Analysis: Many Iranians having second thoughts about theocratic rule
Transcript from: NPR Morning Edition; 11/6/2003; ; 700+ words ; ...people) SEELYE: Instead it seems as though every young person in the city has gathered in northern Tehran for a hike up the Elburz Mountains. On this Friday, an endless stream of boys and girls trek up a footpath to picnic on the mountain range or sip tea...
Guidance for those who want to take the road much less traveled
Newspaper article from: Courier-News (Elgin, IL); 9/7/1999; 700+ words ; ...there's a 13-day trek in Iran, beginning with the ruins of the ninth century Castle of Assassins, a walk through the Elburz Mountains north of Tehran then down to the tea plantations on the Caspian Sea. Other trips featured by the magazine editors...
DISCOVERIES; Boar-ing Days by the Caspian Sea
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 5/26/1991; ; 700+ words ; ...emptiness of the desert was behind me, and the Caspian Sea was in sight. I headed west along the coast, the Reshteh-ye Alborz (Elburz Mountains) rising to snowy 14,000-foot peaks on my left, their slopes covered in dense sub-tropical jungle. Beyond...
Nevada Wildfires Force Highway Closures
News Wire article from: AP Online; 6/26/2006; 599 words ; ...about 5,000 acres, while another blaze had scorched about 3,000 acres northeast of Elko and forced residents in nearby Elburz to evacuate. Two sections of Interstate 80 were closed Sunday night. "We've got a pair of big fires," said Mike Brown...