Dena (in 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 Zāgr ...

, Iran. Mount Dena, with length and average width, is situated on the boundary of the Isfahan, 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 ...

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

Dena2.jpg, Dena3.jpg, Denaltgh6.jpg, Denaltgh4.jpg, Denaltgh5.jpg, Denaltgh9.jpg, dena1.jpg, 2006-11-16 09-53-50 - Iran - - EK flight IKA-DXB.JPG,

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

Gallery

See also

References