Mount Do Baradaran
| Mount Do Baradaran | |
|---|---|
 The twin summits of Mount Do Baradaran | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,235 m (4,052 ft)[1] |
| Coordinates | 34°34′32″N 50°52′52″E / 34.5756°N 50.8812°E[1] |
| Naming | |
| Native name | کوه دوبرادران (Persian) |
| Geography | |
  Mount Do Baradaran Location within Iran | |
| Location | Qom Province, Iran |
| Parent range | Central Iran |
Mount Do Baradaran (Persian: کوه دوبرادران, lit. 'Two Brothers Mountain') is a mountain in Qom Province, Iran, on the south-eastern edge of the city of Qom, between the Jamkaran district and the neighbouring Mount Khidr (Kuh-e Khidr).[2] It is formed of twin peaks of nearly equal height and is one of the natural features of Qom that have been entered on Iran's national list of natural heritage.[3][4]
Name
The name "Two Brothers" (دوبرادران, Do Baradaran) refers to the mountain's two adjacent summits, which are of similar size and shape; the eastern summit is slightly the higher of the two.[2]
Geography
Mount Do Baradaran lies to the south-east of the city of Qom, close to the Jamkaran Mosque and adjoining Mount Khidr.[2] The geographical database GeoNames records the peak at 34°34′32″N 50°52′52″E / 34.5756°N 50.8812°E with an elevation of 1,235 metres (4,052 ft).[1] Persian-language sources, drawing on OpenStreetMap data, give a somewhat lower figure of about 1,160 metres (3,810 ft).[2] The mountain has an east–west trending summit ridge created by its two joined peaks.[2]
Geology
Iranian sources describe the mountain as a north-eastern continuation of the Zagros ranges, although Qom itself lies within the Central Iranian and Urmia–Dokhtar transitional zone.[2] Surveys have reported numerous fossil deposits of Tertiary age on and around Mount Do Baradaran, the sediments of an ancient sea, which give the area paleontological significance; for this reason its protection, including a proposed geopark, has been advocated.[2]
Conservation
Mount Do Baradaran was registered on Iran's national natural-heritage list together with a number of other natural features of Qom Province, among them the Qom salt dome and several ancient trees.[3][4]
Mountaineering
In spite of its modest height, the mountain is considered technically demanding to climb, with steep and locally overhanging rock faces. Its southern face in particular is regarded as dangerous and has been the scene of climbing accidents, so ascents are treated as technical mountaineering requiring ropes and equipment.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 "Kūh-e Do Barādarān". GeoNames. Retrieved 23 June 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Bagheri, Amin (11 September 2023). ویژگی طبیعی و ظاهری خاص کوه دوبرادران [The special natural and physical features of Mount Do Baradaran]. Kooh Bist Magazine (in Persian). Retrieved 23 June 2026.
- 1 2 ابلاغ مراتب ثبت ملی ۱۱ میراث طبیعی [Notification of the national registration of 11 natural heritage items]. Islamic Republic News Agency (in Persian). Retrieved 23 June 2026.
- 1 2 ۱۱ میراث طبیعی قم ثبت ملی شد [Eleven natural heritage sites of Qom registered nationally]. Iranian Labour News Agency (in Persian). Retrieved 23 June 2026.