Editing Sahand

{{Short description|Stratovolcano in Iran}}
{{Other uses|Sahand (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Sahand
| photo = Mount-Sahand.jpg
| photo_caption = 
| elevation_m = 3707
| elevation_ref = <ref name="peaklist">[http://peaklist.org/WWlists/ultras/iran.html "Iran: 54 Mountain Summits with Prominence of 1,500 meters or greater"]. Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2014-05-25.</ref>
| prominence_m = 1826
| prominence_ref = <ref name="peaklist"/>
| map = Iran |relief=1
| map_caption = Iran
| map_size = 270
| listing = [[Ultra prominent peak|Ultra]]
| location = [[East Azarbaijan]], [[Iran]]
| range = 
| coordinates = {{coord|37|43|51|N|46|30|00|E|type:mountain_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_ref = <ref name="peaklist"/>
| topo = 
| type = [[Stratovolcano]]
| age = 12–0.14 million years
| last_eruption = Unknown
| first_ascent = 
| easiest_route = 
}}

'''Sahand''' ({{langx|fa|سهند}}), is a massive, heavily eroded [[stratovolcano]] in [[East Azerbaijan Province]], northwestern [[Iran]]. At {{Convert|3707|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}, it is the highest mountain in the  province of East Azerbaijan.

Sahand is one of the highest mountains in [[Azerbaijan (Iran)|Iranian Azerbaijan]], in addition to being an important dormant volcano in the country.<ref name="readersnatural">{{Cite book|title=Natural Wonders of the World|publisher=Reader's Digest Association, Inc|year=1980|isbn=0-89577-087-3|editor-last=Scheffel|editor-first=Richard L.|location=United States of America|pages=330|editor-last2=Wernet|editor-first2=Susan J.}}</ref> The Sahand mountains are directly south of [[Tabriz]], the highest peak of which is Kamal at an elevation of {{Convert|3707|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}. Approximately 17 peaks can be accounted for as being over {{Convert|3000|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} in height. Due to the presence of a variety of flora and fauna, the Sahand mountains are known as the bride of mountains in [[Iran]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=سیما|first=IRIB NEWS AGENCY {{!}} خبرگزاری صدا و|date=July 31, 2018 |title=وضع بحرانی عروس کوههای ایران در آذربایجان شرقی|url=http://www.iribnews.ir/fa/news/2191072|access-date=2021-11-19|website=fa|language=fa}}</ref> Sahand is made chiefly of [[dacite]] and associated felsic rocks.

== Winter sports ==
[[Sahand Ski Resort]] is on the northern foothills of the mountain and near the city of Tabriz.

==Name==
Iranian naval ships have been named for it including [[IRIS Sahand (1969)]], [[IRIS Sahand (2012)]], and 
Iranian [[IRIS Sahand (F-74)]].

==See also==
* [[List of volcanoes in Iran]]
* [[Sahand University of Technology]]
* [[List of Ultras of West Asia]]
* [[Kandovan, Osku|Kandovan rock dwellings]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}
* {{cite gvp|232001|Sahand}}

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[[Category:Stratovolcanoes of Iran]]
[[Category:Mountains of Iran]]
[[Category:Mountaineering in Iran]]
[[Category:Landforms of East Azerbaijan province]]
[[Category:Mountains of East Azerbaijan province]]
[[Category:Miocene stratovolcanoes]]
[[Category:Pliocene stratovolcanoes]]
[[Category:Pleistocene stratovolcanoes]]