Aladagh Mountains
Aladagh Mountains | |
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Highest point | |
Peak | Mount Shahjahan |
Elevation | 3,032 m (9,948 ft) |
The Aladagh Mountains or the Aladagh Range refers to a mountain range situated in the southeastern section of
Etymology
Linguistically, the word Aladagh comes from the
Geology
Geologically, the mountains were mainly uplifted in the Alpine orogeny during the Neogene and especially in the Miocene, although the orogenic phase continued in the Pliocene. The range is made chiefly of Jurassic rocks in the western, south-central, eastern and southeastern parts, with a smaller portion of Paleozoic rocks in the north-central section.[3]
Climatology
The Aladagh Mountain Range consists of high mountains situated far from the temperate mediterranean climate of the northwestern and western mountains of Iran. Aside from the highest section of the central Elburz that has a cold mountain climate, even the Elburz Mountain Range has a generally Mediterranean climate in the eastern, central, and Western parts.
References
- ^ Microsoft Encarta Interactive World Atlas, (2001), Microsoft Corporation
- ^ Anderson,A.D. and Iz,Fahir The Oxford Turkish-English Dictionary 3rd ed. pub. O.U.P. 1984
- ^ Geological Map of Iran, National Geoscience Database of Iran, www.ngdir.ir