Azerbaijan is nearly surrounded by mountains. The Greater Caucasus range lies to the northeast along the border with Russia and extends into northeastern Azerbaijan and runs southeast to the Absheron Peninsula. The Lesser Caucasus range lies to the west along the border with Armenia, and the Talysh Mountains lies to the south along the border with Iran. There are mineral springs and very active mud volcanoes in Kobustan Mountain, which is situated near Baku. The highest peaks in the Republic of Azerbaijan are situated in the Greater Caucasus, the Lesser Caucasus and Talysh mountain systems. The highest peak in the Republic of Azerbaijan is Bazarduzu (4,466 metres or 14,652 feet).[1]
Greater Caucasus
editThe Greater Caucasus mountain systems stretches for about 1,200 kilometers from west-northwest to east-southeast, between the Taman Peninsula of the Black Sea to the Absheron Peninsula of the Caspian Sea.[2] Greater Caucasus ridge is not crossed by any river valleys. Therefore, it is also called Watershed ridge. Most of the ridge elevation is over, 3000m high:
| Height | Name | Ridge |
|---|---|---|
| 4466 | Bazarduzu | Major Caucasus |
| 4243 | Shahdagh | Lateral ridge |
| 4206 | Tufandagh | Major Caucasus |
| 4126 | Bazaryurd | Major Caucasus |
| 4116 | Yaridagh | Major Caucasus |
| 4079 | Charindagh | Major Caucasus |
| 4042 | Ilham | Lateral ridge |
| 4020 | Ragdan | Major Caucasus |
Lesser Caucasus
editThe spurs of the Lesser Caucasus (also called Little Caucasus, Russian Maliy Kavkaz) in southwestern Azerbaijan includes Shahdagh, Murovdagh, Karabagh Upland, Mikhtoken, Eastern Goyche, Dereleyez and Zangezur ridges, most of the Karabakh volcanic plateau, Bashkend- Destefur saddle.[3]
| Height | Name | Ridge |
|---|---|---|
| 3906 | Gapijig | Zangezur |
| 3865 | Alagoz | Zangezur |
| 3827 | Yaghlidere | Zangezur |
| 3814 | Gazangoldagh | Zangezur |
| 3754 | Saridere | Zangezur |
| 3724 | Gamishdag | Murovdagh |
| 3613 | Delidagh | Mikhtoken |
| 3560 | Deveboynu | Zangezur |
| 3549 | Goshabulag | Shahdagh |
| 3437 | Keti | Eastern Goyche |
| 3367 | Hinaldagh | Shahdagh |
| 3364 | Elinje | Zangezur |
Talysh mountain systems
editTalysh mountains (Azerbaijani: Talış dağları, Талыш дағлары, تالش داغلارى; Persian: کوههای تالش, Kuhhâye Tâleš) lies southeastward from the Lankaran Lowland in southeastern Azerbaijan to the lower part of the Sefid Rud in northwestern Iran. The Talysh mountains include Talysh, Peshteser and Burovar ridges. A few peaks rise above 3,000 m.
| Height | Name | Ridge |
|---|---|---|
| 2493 | Gomurgoy | Zengezur |
| 2433 | Gizyurdu | Zengezur |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Azerbaijan". Archived from the original on 2017-06-06. Retrieved 2017-06-02.
- ^ "Highest Mountains Azerbaijan". www.geonames.org.
- ^ "Azerbaijan | History, People, & Facts". Encyclopedia Britannica.