Dena

Dena (in Luri and Persian: دنا‎) is the name for a sub-range within the Zagros Mountains. Mount Dena, with 80 km (50 mi) length and 15 km (49,000 ft) average width, is situated on the boundary of the Isfahan, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad and Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Provinces of Iran.[1]

Mount Dena
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A view of Mount Dena from the north, from the road between Yasuj and Semirom
Highest point
Peak	Qash-Mastan
Elevation	4,409 m (14,465 ft)
Prominence	2,604 m (8,543 ft)
Coordinates	30°57′N 51°26′E
Dimensions
Length	80 km (50 mi)
Width	15 km (9.3 mi)
Naming
Language of name	Persian and Luri
Geography
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Topography of Iran

Dena Range as seen from South West

Mount Dena has more than 40 peaks higher than 4,000 metres (13,000 feet). With an elevation of 4,409 metres above sea level, Qash-Mastan is the highest peak in the Dena Range and in the Zagros Mountains in general. Another known peak in this range is Hose-Daal close to the city of Sisakht, 30 km (19 mi) to the north of Yasuj.

Annual precipitation in Mount Dena ranges from 600 to 1,800 mm (24 to 71 in) and various rivers including a branch of the Karun rise in this range.

Geologically, Mount Dena is located in the Sanandaj-Sirjan geologic and structural zone of Iran and is mainly made of Cretaceous limestone.[2]

On 18 February 2018, Iran Aseman Airlines Flight 3704 crashed into Mount Dena, killing all 65 people on board.[3][4]

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See also

• List of Iranian four-thousanders
• List of Ultras of West Asia

References

1. Microsoft Encarta World Atlas, 2001, Microsoft Corporation
2. Geological Map of Iran, National Geoscience Database of Iran, www.ngdir.ir
3. "Passenger plane crashes in southern Iran, killing 65 on board". NBC News. Retrieved 2018-02-18.
4. "Agonising wait for Iran crash relatives". BBC News. 19 February 2018.

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UNESCO Biosphere Reserves in Iran[1]

1. "UNESCO Biosphere Reserve Directory".