Damavand
potentially active stratovolcano and the highest peak in Iran
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Summary
Damavand is a mountain[1]. Damavand ranks in the top 0.47% of mountain entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,240 views/month, #63 of 13,313).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Amol County[3], Northern Iran[4], Semnan Province[5], Mazandaran Province[6]
- Country: Iran[7]
- Instance of: stratovolcano[8], architectural landmark[9], Iranian National Natural Heritage[10]
- Part of: Volcanic Seven Summits[11]
- Commons category: Mount Damavand[12]
- Significant event: first ascent[13]
- Topic's main category: Category:Mount Damavand[14]
- Commons gallery: Mount Damavand[15]
- Described by source: Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[16], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[17], Encyclopedic Lexicon[18], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[19], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[20]
- Heritage designation: Tentative World Heritage Site[21]
- Present in work: Shahnameh[22]
- Has characteristic: tourist attraction[23]
- Native label: دماوند[24]
- Different from: Damavand[25]
- Elevation above sea level: 5610 m[26], 5628 m[27]
- Area: 1193.00 ha[28]
- World Heritage criteria: (vii)[29], (viii)[30], (ix)[31], (x)[32]
- Topographic isolation: 1165 km[33]
- Topographic prominence: 4667 m[34]
- Parent peak: Mount Elbrus[35]
- Offers view on: Iran[36], Caspian Sea[37]
- Mountain range: Alborz[38]
- Key col: Surami Pass[39]
- Category for the view from the item: Category:Views from Mount Damavand[40]
Why It Matters
Damavand has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] Damavand is known by 67 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]