Zagros Mountains

The Zagros Mountains (Persian: رشته كوه زاگرس‎‎, Kurdish: زنجیره‌ کوێی زاگرۆس‎; Çiyayên Zagrosê, Lurish: کو یه لی زاگروس, Syriac: ܛܘ̣ܪܵܢܹܐ ܕܙܵܓܪܘ̇ܣ‎ , Arabic: جبال زغروس ‎‎ Aramaic: ܛܘܪ ܙܪܓܣ,) form the largest mountain range in Iran, Iraq and southeastern Turkey. This mountain range has a total length of 1,500 km (932 mi). The Zagros mountain range begins in northwestern Iran and roughly corresponds to Iran's western border, and it spans the whole length of the western and southwestern Iranian plateau, ending at the Strait of Hormuz. The highest point in the Zagros Mountains is Dena. These mountains are regarded as sacred by the Kurds.

Zagros Mountains

The Zagros Mountains (Persian: رشته كوه زاگرس‎‎, Kurdish: زنجیره‌ کوێی زاگرۆس‎; Çiyayên Zagrosê, Lurish: کو یه لی زاگروس, Syriac: ܛܘ̣ܪܵܢܹܐ ܕܙܵܓܪܘ̇ܣ‎ , Arabic: جبال زغروس ‎‎ Aramaic: ܛܘܪ ܙܪܓܣ,) form the largest mountain range in Iran, Iraq and southeastern Turkey. This mountain range has a total length of 1,500 km (932 mi). The Zagros mountain range begins in northwestern Iran and roughly corresponds to Iran's western border, and it spans the whole length of the western and southwestern Iranian plateau, ending at the Strait of Hormuz. The highest point in the Zagros Mountains is Dena. These mountains are regarded as sacred by the Kurds.