Alvand Mountain Range - 3580 m
Iran /
Hamadan /
Tuysarkan /
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/ Hamadan
/ Tuysarkan
, 11 km from center (تويسركان)
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History and religious significance[edit]
Located in the range is the Ganj Nameh, a trilingual ancient inscription by kings Darius the Great and Xerxes I in the ancient languages Neo-Elamite, Neo-Babylonian, and Old Persian. Alvand and Damavand are holy mountains in Iran.
Alvand or Alvand Kuh (Persian: الوند) is a subrange of the Zagros Mountains in western Iran located 10 km south of the city of Hamedan in Hamedan Province. With an elevation of 3580 metres, it is situated to the east of the Ghezel-Arsalan mountains. Aside from Mount Alvand, Kalagh-Laneh and Daem-Barf are among the famous peaks of this range.
Located in the range is the Ganj Nameh, a trilingual ancient inscription by kings Darius the Great and Xerxes I in the ancient languages Neo-Elamite, Neo-Babylonian, and Old Persian. Alvand and Damavand are holy mountains in Iran.
Alvand or Alvand Kuh (Persian: الوند) is a subrange of the Zagros Mountains in western Iran located 10 km south of the city of Hamedan in Hamedan Province. With an elevation of 3580 metres, it is situated to the east of the Ghezel-Arsalan mountains. Aside from Mount Alvand, Kalagh-Laneh and Daem-Barf are among the famous peaks of this range.
Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alvand
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Coordinates: 34°41'32"N 48°24'17"E
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- Zangezur Mountains 620 km
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- Mazartag 2721 km
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- مدرسه گیشانی 3.9 km
- sad-de sangezaan 4.1 km
- ایسیل بابا صفر 5.2 km
- ali sartipi 5.2 km
- Alvand No (Daaem Barf) Peak 7.3 km
- Alvand 8.4 km
- منزل حاج حبیب 9 km
- Serkan 11 km