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Mount Aladagh
The Aladagh Mountains or the Aladagh Range refers to a mountain range situated in the southeastern section of North Khorasan Province in the northeastern part of Iran southeast of the Caspian Sea. The range is located almost 25 kilometres south of Bojnurd, the capital city of North Khorasan. The Aladagh Mountains merge with the Elburz or Alborz Mountains in the west and then run southeastwards in a northwest-southeast direction. The highest peak of the range is Mount Shahjahan with an elevation of 3032 metres. This peak is located about 35 kilometres east of Esfarayen almost in southeastern part of North Khorasan Province. Etymology Linguistically, the word ''Aladagh'' comes from the Turkic branch of the Altaic language family (- and, more specifically, from the Khorasani Turkic language ) and consists of two parts, ''ala'' and ''dagh'' /''dag''. ''Ala'' means "variegated", "patchwork", "particoloured " or "speckled" and ''dagh'' means "mountain", and therefore the word ''Alada ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Shahjahan
With an elevation of 3032 metres, Mount Shahjahan (Kuh-e Shahjahan) is the highest point in the Aladagh Mountains and North Khorasan Province in the northeastern part of Iran. This peak is located in the southeastern part of the Aladagh Range. The cities of Faruj and Shirvan are situated in the northeast and the north respectively, the city of Esfarayen lies in the west, and Bojnurd, the capital of North Khorasan, is in the northwest of Mount Shahjahan. Mainly formed in the Miocene and the Pliocene, Mount Shahjahan is made chiefly of Jurassic rocks.Geological Map of Iran, National Geoscience Database of Iran, www.ngdir.ir References {{coord missing, North Khorasan Province Shahjahan Shihab-ud-Din Muhammad Khurram (5 January 1592 – 22 January 1666), better known by his regnal name Shah Jahan I (; ), was the fifth emperor of the Mughal Empire, reigning from January 1628 until July 1658. Under his emperorship, the Mugha ... Landforms of North Khorasan Province Mountain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |