Mount Jahanbin (32°11′18″N 50°40′46″E) is a mountain in
Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province
Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province () is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. Its capital is the city of Shahr-e Kord. The province lies in the southwest of the country, with an area of 16,332 square kilometers.
The province was classified as p ...
,
central Iran
Central Iran () consists of the southern slopes of the Alborz Mountains in the north, the Zagros Mountains in south, the Central Iranian Range, and the desert of Dasht-e Kavir.
It includes the provinces of Esfahan, Yazd, Chahar Mahal and Bak ...
. Jahanbin mount is about 2 km west of the Hafshejan City, 15 km south of
Shahrekord
Shahr-e Kord () is a city in the Central District of Shahrekord County, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, Iran, serving as capital of the province, the county, and the district. It is the largest city in the province, and is 90 km a ...
and 100 km in south-west of
Isfahan
Isfahan or Esfahan ( ) is a city in the Central District (Isfahan County), Central District of Isfahan County, Isfahan province, Iran. It is the capital of the province, the county, and the district. It is located south of Tehran. The city ...
. Mount Jahanbin is part of
Zagros mountain range which runs along the northwest to southeast of Iran. From the geological point of view Jahanbin mount in made of
limestones
Limestone 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 calcium carbonate . Limestone forms when these ...
from the
Cretaceous period
The Cretaceous ( ) is a geological period that lasted from about 143.1 to 66 million years ago (Mya). It is the third and final period of the Mesozoic Era, as well as the longest. At around 77.1 million years, it is the ninth and longest geologi ...
located in the folded Zagros geological structure.
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Mountains of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Provinces
Landforms of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province
Mountains of Iran