List of volcanoes in Iran
This is a list of active and extinct Volcanoes in Iran.
| Name | Photograph | Elevation | Location | Last eruption | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| meters | feet | Coordinates | |||
| Bazman |  | 3,600 | 11,808 | 28°04′N 60°00′E / 28.07°N 60.00°E | c. 41,000 years ago[1] |
| Damavand |  | 5776 | 18,945 | 35°57′04″N 52°06′32″E / 35.951°N 52.109°E | Holocene, from ca. 60 Ka to 7 Ka[2][3] |
| Qal'eh Hasan Ali |  | 4225 | 13,858 | 29°24′N 57°34′E / 29.40°N 57.57°E | Holocene[4] |
| Sabalan |  | 4900 | 16,072 | 38°15′N 47°55′E / 38.25°N 47.92°E | Holocene[5] |
| Sahand |  | 3844 | 12,608 | 37°45′N 46°26′E / 37.75°N 46.43°E | Holocene[6] |
| Sar'akhor | Sarakor | 3625 | 11,890 | Pliocene | |
| Taftan |  | 3969 | 13,018 | 28°36′N 61°08′E / 28.60°N 61.13°E | 1993?[7][8] |
| Shahsavaran | Koh-E-Savaran | 2500 | 8200 | 28°10′N 59°06′E / 28.17°N 59.1°E | Pleistocene[9] |
| Gandom Beryan | 500 | 1,640 | 31°20′35″N 57°31′01″E / 31.343°N 57.517°E | Pliocene–Pleistocene[10] | |
| Nader | 1,500 | 4,921 | 28°10′N 60°40′E / 28.17°N 60.67°E | Quaternary[11] | |
See also
References
- ↑ "Bazman". Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program. Retrieved 16 May 2026.
- ↑ "The geology of Damavand volcano, Alborz Mountains, northern Iran" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 April 2012.
- ↑ "Damavand". Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program. Retrieved 16 May 2026.
- ↑ "Qal'eh Hasan Ali". Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program. Retrieved 16 May 2026.
- ↑ "Sabalan". Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program. Retrieved 16 May 2026.
- ↑ "Sahand". Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program. Retrieved 16 May 2026.
- ↑ Shakeri et al., 2008, p.830
- ↑ "Taftan". Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program. Retrieved 16 May 2026.
- ↑ "Shahsavaran". Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program. Retrieved 16 May 2026.
- ↑ "Gandom Beryan". Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program. Retrieved 16 May 2026.
- ↑ "Nader". Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program. Retrieved 16 May 2026.
- Siebert L, Simkin T (2002–present). Volcanoes of the World: an Illustrated Catalog of Holocene Volcanoes and their Eruptions. Smithsonian Institution, Global Volcanism Program Digital Information Series, GVP-3 (http://www.volcano.si.edu).
Iranian Quaternary volcanoes map by Masoud Eshaghpour: https://pangea.stanford.edu/ERE/db/WGC/papers/WGC/2015/12006.pdf