Demavend, MOUNT, an extinct volcano of Persia, forming the loftiest peak of the Elburz Chain, which separates the low shores of the Caspian Sea from the high tableland of Persia. The height hitherto has been usually marked as 14,700 feet, but has been fixed by the Russian Caspian Survey at 18,600 feet.
Demavend, MOUNT,
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