Mount Damavand
| دماوند Damāvand |
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Damāvand during winter
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 5,610 m (18,410 ft) |
| Prominence | 4,667 m (15,312 ft) Ranked 12th |
| Isolation | 1,165 kilometres (724 mi) |
| Parent peak | Mount Elbrus |
| Listing |
Volcanic Seven Summits Country high point Ultra |
| Coordinates | 35°57′20″N 52°06′36″E / 35.95556°N 52.11000°ECoordinates: 35°57′20″N 52°06′36″E / 35.95556°N 52.11000°E |
| Geography | |
 دماوند
Damāvand |
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| Location | Amol, Māzandarān, Iran |
| Parent range | Alborz |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Stratovolcano |
| Last eruption | 5350 BCE ± 200 years |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 905 by Abu Dolaf Kazraji |
| Easiest route | Hike |
Mount Damāvand (Persian: دماوند [dæmɒːvænd]), a potentially active volcano, is a stratovolcano which is the highest peak in Iran and the Middle East as well as the highest volcano in Asia (the Kunlun Volcanic Group in Tibet has a higher elevation than Damāvand, but are not considered to be volcanic mountains). It has a special place in Persian mythology and folklore. This peak is located in the middle of the Alborz range, adjacent to Varārū, Sesang, Gol-e Zard, and Mīānrūd. The mountain is located near the southern coast of the Caspian Sea, in Amol County, Mazandaran Province, 66 kilometres (41 miles) northeast of the city of Tehran.
Mount Damāvand is the 12th most prominent peak in the world, and the second most prominent in Asia after Mount Everest. It is the highest volcanic mountain in Asia, and part of the Volcanic Seven Summits mountaineering challenge.
Damavand is a significant mountain in Persian mythology. It is the symbol of Iranian resistance against despotism and foreign rule in Persian poetry and literature. In Zoroastrian texts and mythology, the three-headed dragon Aži Dahāka was chained within Mount Damāvand, there to remain until the end of the world. In a later version of the same legend, the tyrant Zahhāk was also chained in a cave somewhere in Mount Damāvand after being defeated by Kāveh and Fereydūn. Persian poet Ferdowsi depicts this event in his masterpiece, the Shahnameh:
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