Demavend

American  

[dem-uh-vend] / ˌdɛm əˈvɛnd /

noun

1. a mountain in N Iran, in the Elburz Mountains. 18,606 feet (5,670 meters).

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Demavend British  

/ ˈdɛməvɛnd /

noun

1. a volcanic peak in N Iran, in the Elburz Mountains. Height: 5671 m (18 606 ft)

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Demavend

Demavend, towering 18,600 ft. high in the Elburz range north of Teheran, has long reigned in quiet white dignity.

From Time Magazine Archive

Demavend, shuddered and heaved in a mighty earthquake that laid waste more than 100 Iranian villages in an area covering 50,000 square miles.

From Time Magazine Archive

The traditional scene of the destruction was the mountain of Demavend, the highest peak of the Elburz range south of the Caspian.

From The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 3. (of 7): Media The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations. by George Rawlinson

Demavend, 19,400 feet; average height, 6000 to 8000 feet.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura by Various

But as the ship approached the capital, she had to steer clear of Demavend, whose snowy peak rises some twenty-two thousand feet, and the chain of Elbruz, at whose foot is built Teheran.

From Robur the Conqueror by Jules Verne