Alvand
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| Alvand | |
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| Image:Alvand-Mountain.gif Alvand summit facing the city of Hamedan |
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| Elevation | 3,570 metres (11,712 feet) |
| Location | Hamedan, Iran |
| Range | Zagros |
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Alvand , Alwand or Alvand Kuh is a mountain chain in western Iran. This mountain chain is located near Hamadan, with a summit of 3580 m, and consists mainly of intrusive rocks (granite, granitoid and diorite). The range bears a trilingual ancient inscription (Neo Elamite, Neo Babylonian and Old Persian) of King Darius the great and king Xerxes I, called Ganj Nameh, 10km south of Hamadan.
[edit] External links
- Alvand Kűh entry in the Encyclopædia Iranica
- Profile at SummitPost.Org
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