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What mountain range dominates all of western Iran?
The Zagros range runs along most of Iran’s western edge while the Elburz range runs east to west, between the Caspian Sea and Iran’s capital, Tehran. The Elburz includes Iran’s highest mountain, Mount Damavand, at over 18,000 feet.
What are the three mountain ranges in Iran?
The main mountain chains are Alborz, Zagros, Kopet Dagh and Khorassan and Makran (Fig. 1). Iran is a typical high mountain country with alpine life zones and a diverse alpine flora. Iran is situated within the dry belt of Asia: Zonobiom III (hot deserts) in the south, Zonobiom VII (rIII) in the north (Breckle 2002).
Which mountain range mainly run through Iran?
Iran’s most important mountains are the Zagros. They are a southern extension of the Caucasus, running about 900 miles from the northwestern border of Iran, which adjoins Turkey and Armenia, southeast toward Bandar Abbas on the Strait of Hormuz. The first 150 miles of Iran’s western border is shared with Turkey.
What is the longest mountain range on land *?
Andes
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| Rank | Range | Approx. length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andes | 7,000 km (4,300 mi) |
| 2 | Southern Great Escarpment | 5,000 km (3,100 mi) |
| 3 | Rocky Mountains | 4,800 km (3,000 mi) |
| 4 | Transantarctic Mountains | 3,500 km (2,200 mi) |
How many mountain ranges are in Iran?
The whole area of Iran can be divided into four parts: 1/2 mountains as one part, and 1/4 deserts and 1/4 fertile plains as the other part. There are two major ranges of mountains called the Alborz and the Zagros.
What are the names of the mountain ranges in Iran?
Alborz and Zagros are the two main mountain ranges of the country and cover thousands of kilometers of Iran’s land. The two ranges have been the loyal protectors of this land against many invasions throughout the history as well.