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词条 Mountains of Azerbaijan
释义

  1. Mountains of the Greater Caucasus

      Bazarduzu    Shahdagh    Tufandag  

  2. Mountains of Lesser Caucasus

      Murovdag    Gamishdag    Zangezur    Kaputjukh    Alinja  

  3. Talysh Mountains

      Kyumyurkyoy    Gizyurdu  

  4. Other mountains

      Mount Goyazan    Yanar Dag  

  5. Gallery

  6. See also

  7. References

  8. External links

Mountains of Azerbaijan cover approximately 60 percent of the country’s land area.[1][2] There are three mountain ranges in the territory of Azerbaijan, which are the Greater Caucasus, the Lesser Caucasus, and the Talysh Mountains.[3]

The elevation of the central mountains of these three mountain ranges is approximately 1000 – 2000 meters.[1] The height of high mountains of the Greater Caucasus is higher than 2200 meters and the Lesser Caucasus is higher than 2000 meters.[1]

Mountain ranges in Azerbaijan[1]
Mountain rangesArea coverage (%)Zones
Greater Caucasus30Foothill (lower than 500 meters)
Low mountains (500 – 1200 meters)
Middle mountain (1200 – 2200 meters)
High mountains (higher than 2200 meters)
Lesser Caucasus22Foothill (lower than 500 meters)
Low mountains (500 – 1200 meters)
Middle mountain (1200 – 2000 meters)
High mountains (higher than 2000 meters)
Talysh Mountains6Pre – mountain plains (lower than 600 meters)
Low mountains (600 – 1000 meters)
Middle mountain (1000 – 2500 meters)
The Greater Caucasus range forms the north-east borders of Azerbaijan with Dagestan Autonomous Republic of Russia.[4] Bazarduzu, Shahdagh, and Tufandag are the high peaks of the mountain range.[5] The highest peak of the Greater Caucasus is Mount Bazarduzu, which is situated 14,652 feet (4466 meters) above the sea level, is also the highest point in Azerbaijan.[5][3] The mountains of the Greater Caucasus are located in the region of high degree of seismic activity.[5] The mountains are formed by rocks that date back to Jurassic and Cretaceous periods.[2]The Lesser Caucasus is the second important mountain range in Azerbaijan and forms its south-western borders.[5] Mount Murovdag and Mount Zangezur are the main ridges of the Lesser Caucasus.[5] They are formed by sedimentary and volcanogenic rocks of Cretaceous and Jurassic periods.[2]The Talysh Mountains cover the southeastern part of Azerbaijan and form part of its border with Iran.[5][4]

Mountains of the Greater Caucasus

Bazarduzu

The highest peak of the Greater Caucasus, Mount Bazarduzu, is the highest mountain in Azerbaijan.[6][3]It lies on the borders between Azerbaijan and Russia.[3] The rocks of Mount Bazarduzu are formed of shale porphyries.[7] Ice fields that consist of glaciers from Ice Age on the mountain are the biggest glaciers in the Eastern Caucasus.[7]

The first person who climbed the Mount Bazarduzu was Aleksej Aleksandrov from Russia in 1847.[7][3]

Shahdagh

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The elevation of Mount Shahdagh is 13951 feet (4243 m), which is the second highest peak in the Greater Caucasus.[8][3] The mountain is located near to the border with Russia, in Gusar region of Azerbaijan.[3] There are caves at the base of the Mount Shahdagh, which show manmade activities around the mountain for over 9000 years.[3] The rocks of the mountain are formed by dolomite and limestones.[8]

Tufandag

It is the third highest mountain in Azerbaijan with the height of 13770 feet (4191 m.).[3] Mount Tufandag lies in the Gusar region.[9]

List of mountains of the Greater Caucasus[9]
NameOriginal nameElevation (m)Region
BazarduzuBazardüzü4466Russian – Gusar border
ShahdaghŞahdağ4243Gusar
TufandagTufandağ4191Gusar
BazaryurdBazaryurd4126Gusar and Gabala
YarudagYarıdağ4116Gusar
Chingiz MustafayevÇingiz Mustafayev4062Guba
Ilham Peakİlham zirvəsi4042Gusar
Heydar PeakHeydər zirvəsi3751Gusar
KhinaligXınalıq3713Guba
RagdanRaqdan4020Gabala
BabadagBabadağ3629Ismayilli
AtaturkAtatürk3759Guba
Olympia PeakOlimpiya zirvəsi3455Gusar
AteshgahAtəşgah2151Guba
Gizil GayaQızıl Qaya3726Guba

Mountains of Lesser Caucasus

Murovdag

Within the Lesser Caucasus, the highest mountain ridge is Murovdag.[10] The range of the mountain is approximately 70 kilometers.[10]

Gamishdag

The highest peak of the Murovdag ridge is Gamishdag and its elevation is 3724 meters.[11]

Zangezur

The Zangezur mountain ridge bordered with Aghdaban peak in north-west and Araz river in south-east.[12] The range of the Zangezur ridge is approximately 130 kilimeters.[12] In the center and south-east parts of the ridge, there are Gamigaya, Kaputjukh, Garangush, Davabouynu, Aychingil peaks.[12] Prominent mountains of the Zangezur ridge are Nahajir, Alinja, Ilandag, Gurddag, and Gizilboghaz mountains.[12]

Kaputjukh

Mount Kaputjukh is the highest peak of the Zangezur ridge and the highest mountain in the Lesser Caucasus.[13][11] The height of the mountain is 3904 meters.[11][13] It lies in Ordubad region of Nakhchivan.[13] There are ancient Gamigaya inscriptions on the rocks that are at the bottom of the mountain.[13]

Alinja

Mount Alinja is located in Julfa region of Nakhchivan, on the shore of the river with the same name as mountain.[13] The elevation of Mount Alinja is 1811 meters.[13] It has volcanic origins.[13]

List of mountains of the Lesser Caucasus[14]
NameOriginal nameElevation (m)Ridge
KaputjukhQapıcıq3904Zangezur
DalidagDəlidağ3616Garabagh volcanic highland
GamishGamışdağ3724Murovdag
KapazKəpəz3066Murovdag
GoshgarQoşqar3361Murovdag
HinaldagHinaldağ3367Murovdag
GizilboghazQızılboğaz3581Garabagh volcanic highland
Boyuk IshigliBöyük Işıqlı3550Garabagh volcanic highland
AlinjaƏlincə1811Zangezur

Talysh Mountains

Talysh mountains are located in the south – east of Azerbaijan.  There are three mountain ridge within the Talysh mountains, which of elevations reach 2477 meters.[2] They are Talysh, Burovar, and Peshteser.[2] There are few peaks that of heights are above 3000 meters (10000 ft).[15] The rocks of the mountains originated from volcanic rocks and carbonate rocks that date back to the Jurassic, Cretaceous, and Paleogene periods.[15]

Kyumyurkyoy

The highest peak of Talysh mountains is the Mount Kyumyurkyoy (2493 meters).[5]

Gizyurdu

Mount Gizyurdu is the second highest peak of Talysh mountains with the height of 2433 meters.[14]

List of the highest peaks of Talysh Mountains[14]
NameOriginal nameElevation (m)
KyumyurkyoyGömürgöy2493
GizyurduQızyurdu2433

Other mountains

Mount Goyazan

The elevation of Mount Goyazan is located 20 kilometers far from Qazakh district of Azerbaijan.[16] Its elevation is 250 meters.[16] The mountain has volcanic origin and it is not connected to any mountain ridges.[16] At the bottom of the mountain, there are ancient dwellings.[16]

Yanar Dag

Yanar Dag is located 27 kilometers far from Baku.[17] On the surface of Yanar Dag, there are fires of natural gas that flames continuously, and their height reaches to 10-15 meters.[17]

The historical-cultural and natural reserve was established in the territory of Yanar Dag by the presidential decree dated May 2, 2007.[17]

Gallery

See also

Geography of Azerbaijan

References

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External links

Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan Republic{{coord missing|Azerbaijan}}

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