Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A range of northern Iran rising to 5,671 m (18,606 ft) at Mount Damavand, Iran's highest point.
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Examples
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The Macedonian army climbed out of the deserts and over the high Elburz Mountains towards a semi-tropical paradise full of fig trees, grapevines, and fields of grain.
Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011
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They reached Rhagae in only eleven days and at last saw the towering Elburz Mountains rising before them.
Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011
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The Macedonian army climbed out of the deserts and over the high Elburz Mountains towards a semi-tropical paradise full of fig trees, grapevines, and fields of grain.
Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011
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They reached Rhagae in only eleven days and at last saw the towering Elburz Mountains rising before them.
Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011
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The Macedonian army climbed out of the deserts and over the high Elburz Mountains towards a semi-tropical paradise full of fig trees, grapevines, and fields of grain.
Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011
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They reached Rhagae in only eleven days and at last saw the towering Elburz Mountains rising before them.
Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011
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But here, a six-hour drive over the craggy Elburz Mountains from the capital, foreign and Iranian archaeologists have gathered amicably to discuss ancient Iran's relations with the larger Bronze Age world.
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Juniper (Juniperus polycarpos) forest once covered the southern slopes of the Elburz Mountains, as evidenced by numerous remnants, and could be found up to altitudes of 1,900m to 2,000m.
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Juniperus polycarpos forest, which once covered the southern slopes of the Elburz Mountains, exists now largely in scattered remnants and at higher altitudes in relatively inaccessible areas.
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Even its length is unclear: its western terminal was flooded by the rising waters of the Caspian Sea, while to the east it runs into the unexplored mountainous landscape of the Elburz Mountains.
Archive 2008-04-01 Jan 2008
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