Talysh Mountains
Mountain range in Azerbaijan and Iran
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Talysh Mountains (Talysh: Tolyša bándon, Azerbaijani: Talış dağları, Persian: کوههای تالش, romanized: kuh-hâye tâleš) is a mountain range in far southeastern Azerbaijan and far northwestern Iran in Ardabil Province and Gilan Province.[1]
| Talysh Mountains | |
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Talysh Mountains, Lerik District | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Kömürgöy |
| Elevation | 2,493 m (8,179 ft) |
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Geography
The Talysh Mountains extend southeastward from the Lankaran Lowland in southeastern Azerbaijan to the lower part of the Sefid Rud (White River) in northwestern Iran.[citation needed] A few peaks rise above 3,000 m (9,800 ft).[citation needed]
Geology
Geologically, the Talish Mountain Range is made mainly of the Late Cretaceous volcano-sedimentary deposits with a strip of Paleozoic rocks and a band of Triassic and Jurassic rocks in the southern parts, both in a north-west-southeast direction.[2]
Ecology
The maximum annual precipitation in the Talysh Mountains is between 1,600 mm to 1,800 mm, which along the Lankaran Lowland is the highest precipitation in both Azerbaijan and Iran. The humid semi-subtropical coastal lowlands along the Caspian Sea, including the Lankaran Lowland, lie at the eastern base of the mountains.[3]
The Talysh Mountains are covered by lowland and montane forests. The area is part of the Caspian Hyrcanian mixed forests ecoregion.[4]
The Caspian tiger used to occur in the Talysh Mountains.[5]
See also
- Lankaran Lowland — see for map of range
