List of the highest major summits of Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan is nearly surrounded by mountains. The Greater Caucasus range lies to the northeast along the border with Russia and extends into northeastern Azerbaijan and runs southeast to the Absheron Peninsula. The Lesser Caucasus range lies to the west along the border with Armenia and the Talysh Mountains lies to the south along the border with Iran. There are mineral springs and very active mud volcanoes in Kobustan Mountain which is situated near Baku. The highest peaks in the Republic of Azerbaijan are situated in the Greater Caucasus, the Lesser Caucasus and Talysh mountain systems. The highest peak in the Republic of Azerbaijan is Bazarduzu (4,466 metres or 14,652 feet).[1]

Greater Caucasus

Greater Caucasus mountain systems stretch for about 1,200 kilometers from west-northwest to east-southeast, between the Taman Peninsula of Black Sea to the Absheron Peninsula of the Caspian Sea.[2] Greater Caucasus ridge is not crossed with any river valleys. Therefore, it is also called Watershed ridge. Most part of the ridge elevation is over 3000m high:

Height Name Ridge
4466 Bazarduzu Major Caucasus
4243 Shahdagh Lateral ridge
4206 Tufandagh Major Caucasus
4126 Bazaryurd Major Caucasus
4116 Yaridagh Major Caucasus
4079 Charindagh Major Caucasus
4042 Ilham Lateral ridge
4020 Ragdan Major Caucasus

Lesser Caucasus

The spurs of the Lesser Caucasus (also called Little Caucasus, Russian Maliy Kavkaz) in southwestern Azerbaijan includes Shahdagh, Murovdagh, Karabagh Upland, Mikhtoken, Eastern Goyche, Dereleyez and Zangezur ridges, most of the Karabakh volcanic plateau, Bashkend- Destefur saddle.[3]

Height Name Ridge
3906 Gapijig Zangezur
3865 Alagoz Zangezur
3827 Yaghlidere Zangezur
3814 Gazangoldagh Zangezur
3754 Saridere Zangezur
3724 Gamishdag Murovdagh
3613 Delidagh Mikhtoken
3560 Deveboynu Zangezur
3549 Goshabulag Shahdagh
3437 Keti Eastern Goyche
3367 Hinaldagh Shahdagh
3364 Elinje Zangezur

Talysh mountain systems

Talysh mountains (Azerbaijani: Talış dağları, Талыш дағлары, تالش داغلارى; Persian: کوههای تالش, Kuhhâye Tâleš) lies southeastward from the Lankaran Lowland in southeastern Azerbaijan to the lower part of the Sefid Rud in northwestern Iran. The Talysh mountains include Talysh, Peshteser and Burovar ridges. A few peaks rise above 3,000 m.

Height Name Ridge
2493 Gomurgoy Zengezur
2433 Gizyurdu Zengezur

See also

References

  1. ^ "Azerbaijan". Archived from the original on 2017-06-06. Retrieved 2017-06-02.
  2. ^ "Highest Mountains Azerbaijan". www.geonames.org.
  3. ^ "Azerbaijan | History, People, & Facts". Encyclopedia Britannica.

External links

  • Şahdağ
  • Mount Shahdagh or Mount Shahdag Mountain Information
  • http://files.preslib.az/projects/azerbaijan/eng/gl2.pdf
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_the_highest_major_summits_of_Azerbaijan&oldid=1105862636"