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).

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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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Example Sentences

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

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

Yet in this fragile frame is a will tougher than the rock of the Elburz Mountains and more inflammable than the oil of Abadan.

From Time Magazine Archive

Neither he nor his wife, the Empress Farah, had made any public appearances for two weeks, although the Empress slipped away one day to go skiing in the nearby Elburz Mountains.

From Time Magazine Archive

At Karizeno, a glimpse is obtained of our old acquaintances the Elburz Mountains, near Shah-riffabad.

From Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume II From Teheran To Yokohama by Stevens, Thomas