Sahand

{{Short description|Stratovolcano in Iran}}

{{Other uses|Sahand (disambiguation)}}

{{Infobox mountain

| name = Sahand

| photo = Mount-Sahand.jpg

| photo_caption =

| elevation_m = 3707

| elevation_ref = [http://peaklist.org/WWlists/ultras/iran.html "Iran: 54 Mountain Summits with Prominence of 1,500 meters or greater"]. Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2014-05-25.

| prominence_m = 1826

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| map = Iran |relief=1

| map_caption = Iran

| map_size = 270

| listing = Ultra

| location = East Azarbaijan, Iran

| range =

| coordinates = {{coord|37|43|51|N|46|30|00|E|type:mountain_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| coordinates_ref =

| topo =

| type = Stratovolcano

| age = 12–0.14 million years

| last_eruption = Unknown

| first_ascent =

| easiest_route =

}}

Sahand ({{langx|fa|سهند}}), is a massive, heavily eroded stratovolcano in East Azerbaijan Province, northwestern Iran. At {{Convert|3707|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}, it is the highest mountain in the province of East Azerbaijan.

Sahand is one of the highest mountains in Iranian Azerbaijan, in addition to being an important dormant volcano in the country.{{Cite book|title=Natural Wonders of the World|publisher=Reader's Digest Association, Inc|year=1980|isbn=0-89577-087-3|editor-last=Scheffel|editor-first=Richard L.|location=United States of America|pages=330|editor-last2=Wernet|editor-first2=Susan J.}} The Sahand mountains are directly south of Tabriz, the highest peak of which is Kamal at an elevation of {{Convert|3707|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}. Approximately 17 peaks can be accounted for as being over {{Convert|3000|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} in height. Due to the presence of a variety of flora and fauna, the Sahand mountains are known as the bride of mountains in Iran.{{Cite web|last=سیما|first=IRIB NEWS AGENCY {{!}} خبرگزاری صدا و|date=July 31, 2018 |title=وضع بحرانی عروس کوههای ایران در آذربایجان شرقی|url=http://www.iribnews.ir/fa/news/2191072|access-date=2021-11-19|website=fa|language=fa}} Sahand is made chiefly of dacite and associated felsic rocks.

Winter sports

Sahand Ski Resort is on the northern foothills of the mountain and near the city of Tabriz.

Name

Iranian naval ships have been named for it including IRIS Sahand (1969), IRIS Sahand (2012), and

Iranian IRIS Sahand (F-74).

See also

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