Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A peak, 5,671 m (18,606 ft) high, in the Elburz Mountains of northern Iran northeast of Tehran. It is the highest elevation in the range.
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Examples
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Is an inscrutable Iranian mechanic saying “dorost shod” as he repacks his tools and looks up from the motorcycle battery that died on you ten kilometers down the dirt road from the Goosfand Sara base camp of Mount Damavand?
The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010
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Is an inscrutable Iranian mechanic saying “dorost shod” as he repacks his tools and looks up from the motorcycle battery that died on you ten kilometers down the dirt road from the Goosfand Sara base camp of Mount Damavand?
The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010
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She had come to Tehran from Damavand, a rural town a couple of hours drive from the capital.
'It Was a Great Day' 2009
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When I see Damavand mountain in front of me, when I see all those hot springs in Iran.
Brad Balfour: Iranian Actress Shohreh Aghdashloo Speaks Out Loudly About The Stoning of Soraya M. 2009
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Elevation extremes: lowest point: Caspian Sea -28 m highest point: Kuh-e Damavand 5,671 m
Iran 2008
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Iranlowest point: Caspian Sea -28 m highest point: Kuh-e Damavand 5,671 m
Elevation extremes 2008
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Iran lowest point: Caspian Sea -28 m highest point: Kuh-e Damavand 5,671 m
The 2004 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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Elevation extremes: lowest point: Caspian Sea -28 m highest point: Kuh-e Damavand 5,671 m
The 2004 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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Terrain: rugged, mountainous rim; high, central basin with deserts, mountains; small, discontinuous plains along both coasts lowest point: Caspian Sea -28 m highest point: Qolleh-ye Damavand 5,671 m
The 1996 CIA Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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Elevation extremes: lowest point: Caspian Sea -28 m highest point: Qolleh-ye Damavand 5,671 m
The 1999 CIA Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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