Cheekha Dar
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| Cheekah Dar | |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 3,611 metres (11,847 feet) |
| Location | Iraq-Iran border |
| Range | Zagros Mountain Range |
| Prominence | 1,575 metres |
| Coordinates | |
Cheekha Dar, or Black Tent, is the local Kurdish name for the mountain currently thought to be the highest in Iraq. It is claimed to be 3,611 metres high by the CIA. It is 6 kilometres north of the village of Gundah Zhur and is on the border with Iran.
It was climbed in November 2004 by English explorer Ginge Fullen, who recorded a GPS reading of 3,628 meters at the coordinates in the table to the right. The location is consistent with SRTM and Russian topographic mapping, although these sources are more consistent with the CIA height.
A nearby peak called Halgurd, at , is thought to be 3,607 metres high, and had previously been thought to be Iraq's highest mountain.
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