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3 unusual facts about Alborz


Agriphila inquinatella

Agriphila inquinatella elbursella (Zerny, 1939)Alborz mountains and presumably elsewhere in the Caucasus region

Charan, Iran

Charan is situated among a cluster of villages located in Alborz mountain range north of Tehran in Iran.

Elbruz

Elbruz, garbling of Elburz, also called Alborz, primarily northern-Iranian mountain range neighboring Armenia, Afghanistan, and Pakistan


Albert A. Rollestone

There is no evidence that Mr. Rollestone ever visited Persia or even met the visionary President of Alborz College, Presbyterian missionary Dr. Samuel M. Jordan.

Damavand College

Damavand College takes its name from the beautiful Mount Damavand which rises out of the Alborz Range north of the city of Tehran.

F. orientalis

Fagus orientalis, the Oriental beech, a deciduous tree species found from northwest Turkey east to the Caucasus and Alborz Mountains

Noor River

It flows through the Alborz mountain range, generally eastward, past the town of Baladeh into the Haraz River.

Shervin

In Savadkuh County, located at the center of Mazandaran Province in Iran, part of the Alborz mountain chain is named Shervin and is one of the local natural attractions.

Simorgh Alborz F.C.

In the Shahnameh, Zal, the son of Saam,, is rescued after being abandoned at the Alborz mountain by the simorgh that lives at the peak of this mountain.

Zelkova carpinifolia

Zelkova carpinifolia (Zelkova or Caucasian Zelkova) is a species of Zelkova, native to the Caucasus, Kaçkar, and Alborz mountains in the extreme southeast of Europe and southwest Asia.


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