Editing Sabalan (section)

{{Short description|Mountain peak in northwestern Iran}}
{{for-multi|the Iranian version of the M47M tank|Sabalan (tank)|the village in Iran|Savalan, Iran|the Iranian frigate|IRIS Sabalan (73)}}

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{{Infobox mountain
| name = Sabalan(Savalan)
| photo = Mt. Sabalan from Highway near Ardabil.jpg
| photo_caption = Mount Sabalan
| elevation_m = 4811
| elevation_ref = <ref name="peaklist">[http://www.peaklist.org/WWlists/ultras/iran.html "Iran: 54 Mountain Summits with Prominence of 1,500 meters or greater"] Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2011-11-21.</ref>
| prominence_m = 3283
| prominence_ref = <ref name="peaklist"/><br /><small>[[List of peaks by prominence|Ranked 66th]]</small>
| map = Iran
| relief = 1
| map_caption = Location in Iran
| map_size = 
| label_position = 
| listing = [[Ultra prominent peak|Ultra]]
| location = [[Ardabil province|Meshkinshahr]], [[Iran]].
| range = 
| coordinates = {{coord|38|16|01|N|47|50|13|E|type:mountain_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_ref = <ref name="peaklist"/>
| topo = 
| type = [[Stratovolcano]]
| age = 5.6–1.4 million years
| last_eruption = Unknown, possibly [[Holocene]].
| first_ascent = 
| easiest_route = [[hiking]] / [[scrambling]]
}}
'''Sabalan''' ([[Persian language|Persian]]: سبلان) or '''Savalan''' ([[Ardabil dialect|native]]: ساوالان {{IPA|fa|sævæ'lɒːn|}})<ref>{{Cite book |title=Turkish vocabulary for English speakers – 9000 words (American English Collection) |year=2012 |isbn=978-1780712925 |language=en |last1=Taranov |first1=Andrey |publisher=T&P Books. }}</ref> is an inactive [[stratovolcano]] in northwestern [[Iran]] located in [[Ardabil province]].

At {{convert|4794|m|ft}} above sea level, it is the third-highest mountain in Iran. A permanent [[Volcanic crater lake|crater lake]] has formed at its summit. On one of its slopes around {{convert|3600|m|ft}} there are large rock formations of eroded volcanic outcrops that resemble animals, birds, and insects.
[[Image:SabalanGlaciers.png|thumb|upright=1.5|Map of summit region and glaciers of Sabalan.]]