Mount Damāvand also known as Donbavand, is a latent volcano and the high
est peak in Iran with a special place in the Persian mythology and tradition. Located in the middle Alborz Range, adjacent to Varārū, Sesang, Gol-e Zard and Mīānrūd, it is the highest point in the Middle East and the highest volcano in all of Asia. Though not volcanically vigorous, there are fumaroles near the pinnacle crater that deposit sulfur, which were most recently known to be active on July 6, 2007. The mountain is located near the southern coast of the Caspian Sea, in Āmol county, Māzandarān, 66 kilometres (41 miles) northeast of Tehran.
Damavand is, as any superficial reading of Persian literature will designate, the Mount Olympus of Persian mythology. Damāvand is the symbol of Iranian confrontation against the foreign rule in Persian poetry and journalism. In Zoroastrian texts and mythology, the three-headed dragon Aži Dahāka was chained within Mount Damāvand, there to remain until the end of the world. In a later version of the same legend, the tyrant Zahhāk was also chained on some cave in mount Damāvand after being crushed by Kāveh and Fereydūn. Damāvand is also momentous to the Iranian legend of Arash. The mountain is said to hold magical powers in the Šahnameh.
est peak in Iran with a special place in the Persian mythology and tradition. Located in the middle Alborz Range, adjacent to Varārū, Sesang, Gol-e Zard and Mīānrūd, it is the highest point in the Middle East and the highest volcano in all of Asia. Though not volcanically vigorous, there are fumaroles near the pinnacle crater that deposit sulfur, which were most recently known to be active on July 6, 2007. The mountain is located near the southern coast of the Caspian Sea, in Āmol county, Māzandarān, 66 kilometres (41 miles) northeast of Tehran.Damavand is, as any superficial reading of Persian literature will designate, the Mount Olympus of Persian mythology. Damāvand is the symbol of Iranian confrontation against the foreign rule in Persian poetry and journalism. In Zoroastrian texts and mythology, the three-headed dragon Aži Dahāka was chained within Mount Damāvand, there to remain until the end of the world. In a later version of the same legend, the tyrant Zahhāk was also chained on some cave in mount Damāvand after being crushed by Kāveh and Fereydūn. Damāvand is also momentous to the Iranian legend of Arash. The mountain is said to hold magical powers in the Šahnameh.
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