Dena
Appearance
Mount Dena | |
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دنا | |
Highest point | |
Peak | Qash-Mastan |
Elevation | 4,409 m (14,465 ft) |
Prominence | 2,604 m (8,543 ft) |
Coordinates | 30°57′N 51°26′E / 30.950°N 51.433°E |
Dimensions | |
Length | 80 km (50 mi) |
Width | 15 km (9.3 mi) |
Naming | |
Language of name | Persian and Luri |
Geography | |
Dena (in Luri and Persian: دنا) is the name for a sub-range within the Zagros Mountains, Iran. Mount Dena, with 80 km (50 miles) length and 15 km (49,000 ft) average width, is situated on the boundary of the Isfahan, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad and Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Provinces of Iran.[1]
Mount Dena has more than 40 peaks higher than 4,000 metres (13,000 feet). Annual precipitation in Mount Dena ranges from 600 to 1,800 mm (24 to 71 in).
Geologically, Mount Dena is located in the Sanandaj-Sirjan geologic and structural zone of Iran and is mainly made of Cretaceous limestone.[2]
On 18 February 2018, Iran Aseman Airlines Flight 3704 crashed into Mount Dena, killing all 60 passengers and 6 crew members on board.[3][4]
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Microsoft Encarta World Atlas, 2001, Microsoft Corporation
- ^ Geological Map of Iran, National Geoscience Database of Iran, www.ngdir.ir
- ^ "Passenger plane crashes in southern Iran, killing 66 on board". NBC News. Retrieved 2018-02-18.
- ^ "Agonising wait for Iran crash relatives". BBC News. 19 February 2018.
Categories:
- Mountains of Isfahan Province
- Mountains of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province
- Mountains of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Provinces
- Biosphere reserves of Iran
- Mountaineering in Iran
- Zagros Mountains
- Landforms of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province
- Landforms of Isfahan province
- Landforms of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province
- Tourist attractions in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province
- Mountains of Iran