Demavend

American

[dem-uh-vend] / ˌdɛm əˈvɛnd /

noun

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

Demavend British

/ ˈdɛməvɛnd /

noun

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

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And for those who love the mountain heights there is the beautiful and picturesque Mount Demavend, rising some 19,400 feet above sea-level.

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There had been another heavy snowfall, and in the evening the Elburz range, over a hundred miles away, rose in unsullied whiteness like a glittering wall, and above it the colossal cone of Demavend, rose-flushed.

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Mazenderan is not less celebrated in Persian romance than the region at the foot of Demavend.

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The smoke rising out of the crater of Demavend is the breath of Zohak chained in the depths of the mountain.

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The highest peaks are situated in the still unexplored district of Talikan, N.W. of Teheran, and thence eastwards to beyond Mount Demavend.

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