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Dena (in
Luri
Luri may refer to:
* Luri people or Lurs, an Iranian people
* Luri language, Western Iranian language continuum spoken by the Lurs
* Luri language (Nigeria), dialect of the Afro-Asiatic language Polci
* Luri, Haute-Corse, commune in France
* Luri ...
and fa, ) is the name for a
sub-range
A mountain range or hill range is a series of mountains or hills arranged in a line and connected by high ground. A mountain system or mountain belt is a group of mountain ranges with similarity in form, structure, and alignment that have arise ...
within the
Zagros Mountains
The Zagros Mountains ( ar, جبال زاغروس, translit=Jibal Zaghrus; fa, کوههای زاگرس, Kuh hā-ye Zāgros; ku, چیاکانی زاگرۆس, translit=Çiyakani Zagros; Turkish: ''Zagros Dağları''; Luri: ''Kuh hā-ye Zāgro ...
, Iran. Mount Dena, with length and average width, is situated on the boundary of the
Isfahan
Isfahan ( fa, اصفهان, Esfahân ), from its Achaemenid empire, ancient designation ''Aspadana'' and, later, ''Spahan'' in Sassanian Empire, middle Persian, rendered in English as ''Ispahan'', is a major city in the Greater Isfahan Regio ...
,
Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad and
Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Provinces of
Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...
.
Mount Dena has more than 40 peaks higher than . With an elevation of 4,409 metres above sea level, Qash-Mastan is the highest peak in the Dena Range and in the Zagros Mountains in general. Another known peak in this range is Hose-Daal close to the city of
Sisakht
Sisakht ( fa, سیسخت; lrc, سیسخت, SỉSext; also Romanized as Sīsakht and Sī Sakht; also known as Deh Bozorg-e Sīsakht, Deh Bozorg-e Sīsākht, and Deh-e Bozorg Sīsakht) is a city in and the capital of Dana County, Dena County, ...
, to the north of
Yasuj
Yasuj ( fa, ; also romanized as Yāsūj, Yasooj, and Yesūj; Luri language, Luri: ''Jasuc'' or ''Jasyç'') is a city and capital of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 96,786, in 20,297 families.
Ya ...
.
Annual precipitation in Mount Dena ranges from and various rivers including a branch of the
Karun
The Karun ( fa, کارون, ) is the Iranian river with the highest water flow, and its only navigable river. It is long. It rises in the Zard Kuh mountains of the Bakhtiari district in the Zagros Range, receiving many tributaries, such as t ...
rise in this range.
Geologically, Mount Dena is located in the
Sanandaj-
Sirjan
Sirjan ( fa, سيرجان, also Romanized as Sīrjān; formerly Sa‘īdābād) is a city and the capital of Sirjan County, Kerman Province,in the south of Iran. According to the 2016 census, its population was 324,103 in 95,357 families. Sirjan ...
geologic and structural zone of Iran and is mainly made of
Cretaceous
The Cretaceous ( ) is a geological period that lasted from about 145 to 66 million years ago (Mya). It is the third and final period of the Mesozoic Era, as well as the longest. At around 79 million years, it is the longest geological period of th ...
limestone
Limestone ( calcium carbonate ) is a type of carbonate sedimentary rock which is the main source of the material lime. It is composed mostly of the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different crystal forms of . Limestone forms whe ...
.
On 18 February 2018,
Iran Aseman Airlines Flight 3704 crashed into Mount Dena, killing all 65 people on board.
Gallery
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dena1.jpg,
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See also
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List of Iranian four-thousanders
This list contains all of the summits and subsidiary tops of or more above sea level in Iran.
Since there is no precise or formal definition of a mountain summit, the number of 4000-metre summits or four-thousanders is arbitrary. Topographic pr ...
*
List of Ultras of West Asia
This is a list of all 101 of the ultra-prominent peaks (with topographic prominence greater than 1,500 metres) in West Asia. It includes peaks on the islands of Cyprus and Socotra. It also includes the 10 ultras of the Caucasus (also listed under E ...
References
{{Biosphere Reserves of Iran
Mountains of Isfahan Province
Mountains of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province
Mountains of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Provinces
Biosphere reserves of Iran
Mountaineering in Iran
Zagros Mountains
Landforms of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province
Landforms of Isfahan Province
Landforms of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province
Tourist attractions in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province
Mountains of Iran