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Sahand (), is a massive, heavily eroded stratovolcano in East Azerbaijan Province, northwestern Iran. At , 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. The Sahand mountains are directly south of Tabriz, the highest peak of which is Kamal at an elevation of . Approximately 17 peaks can be accounted for as being over 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. 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 * List of volcanoes in Iran * Sahand University of Technology Tabriz Universi ...
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Ultra Prominent Peak
An ultra-prominent peak, or ultra for short, is a mountain summit with a topographic prominence of or more; it is also called a P1500. The prominence of a peak is the minimum height of climb to the summit on any route from a higher peak, or from sea level if there is no higher peak. There are approximately 1,500 such peaks on Earth. Some well-known peaks, such as the Matterhorn and Eiger, are not ultras because they are connected to higher mountains by high cols and thus do not achieve enough topographic prominence. The term "ultra" originated with earth scientist Steve Fry, from his studies of the prominence of peaks in Washington (state), Washington in the 1980s. His original term was "ultra major mountain", referring to peaks with at least of prominence. Distribution Currently, over 1,500 ultras have been identified above sea level: 654 in Asia, 357 in North America, 209 in South America, 119 in Europe (including 12 in the Caucasus), 84 in Africa, 54 in Oceania, and 39 in ...
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List Of Volcanoes In Iran
This is a list of active and extinct Volcanoes in Iran. See also *List of mountains in Iran *Volcanic Seven Summits References

{{Global Volcanism Program Iranian Quaternary volcanoes map by Masoud Eshaghpour: https://pangea.stanford.edu/ERE/db/WGC/papers/WGC/2015/12006.pdf Lists of volcanoes, Iran Volcanoes of Iran, Mountains of Iran, * Lists of landforms of Iran, Volcanoes ...
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