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Elburz Mountains

American  
[el-boorz] / ɛlˈbʊərz /

plural noun

  1. a mountain range in N Iran, along the S coast of the Caspian Sea. Highest peak, Mt. Demavend, 18,606 feet (5,671 meters).


Elburz Mountains British  
/ ɛlˈbʊəz /

plural noun

  1. a mountain range in N Iran, parallel to the SW and S shores of the Caspian Sea. Highest peak: Mount Demavend, 5671 m (18 606 ft)

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In the Mazandaran province of northern Iran, where the Elburz Mountains careen toward the Caspian Sea, Asieh Amini grew up on a farm surrounded by kiwi and tangerine orchards.

From The New Yorker Jan. 4, 2016

Riding back next day over the Elburz Mountains, the "King of Kings" forged ahead of his suite, who found a snowstorm in Firuzkuh Pass too much for them.

From Time Magazine Archive

The chartered Air France 747 circled over the city and past the nearby Elburz Mountains three times before settling down gently on the tarmac of Tehran's Mehrabad Airport.

From Time Magazine Archive

On the fifth day of searching, three peasants saw vultures swooping over a hidden ravine in the Elburz Mountains, only 42 miles from Teheran.

From Time Magazine Archive

Persian jay, is a small species allied to our jay and only known from the Elburz Mountains in the north of Persia.

From Island Life Or the Phenomena and Causes of Insular Faunas and Floras by Wallace, Alfred Russel

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