List of the highest major summits of Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan is nearly surrounded by mountains. The Greater Caucasus range lies to the northeast along the border with Russia and extends into northeastern Azerbaijan and runs southeast to the Absheron Peninsula. The Lesser Caucasus range lies to the west along the border with Armenia and the Talysh Mountains lies to the south along the border with Iran. There are mineral springs and very active mud volcanoes in Kobustan Mountain which is situated near Baku. The highest peaks in the Republic of Azerbaijan are situated in the Greater Caucasus, the Lesser Caucasus and Talysh mountain systems. The highest peak in the Republic of Azerbaijan is Bazarduzu (4,466 metres (14,656 ft).[1]

Greater Caucasus

Greater Caucasus mountain systems stretch for about 1,200 kilometers from west-northwest to east-southeast, between the Taman Peninsula of Black Sea to the Absheron Peninsula of the Caspian Sea.[2] Greater Caucasus ridg is not crossed with any river valleys. Therefore it is also called Watershed ridge. Most part of the ridge elevation is over 3000m high:

HeightNameRidge
4466BazarduzuMajor Caucasus
4243ShahdaghLateral ridge
4206TufandaghMajor Caucasus
4126BazaryurdMajor Caucasus
4116YaridaghMajor Caucasus
4079CharindaghMajor Caucasus
4042IlhamLateral ridge
4020RagdanMajor Caucasus

Lesser Caucasus

The spurs of the Lesser Caucasus (also called Little Caucasus, Russian Maliy Kavkaz) in southwestern Azerbaijan includes Shahdagh, Murovdagh, Karabagh Upland, Mikhtoken, Eastern Goyche, Dereleyez and Zangezur ridges, most of Most of the Karabakh volcanic plateau, Bashkend- Destefur saddle.[3]

HeightNameRidge
3906GapijigZangezur
3865AlagozZangezur
3827YaghlidereZangezur
3814GazangoldaghZangezur
3754SaridereZangezur
3724GamishdagMurovdagh
3613DelidaghMikhtoken
3560DeveboynuZangezur
3549GoshabulagShahdagh
3437KetiEastern Goyche
3367HinaldaghShahdagh
3364ElinjeZangezur

Talysh mountain systems

Talysh mountains (Azerbaijani: Talış dağları, Талыш дағлары, تالش داغلارى; Persian: کوههای تالش, Kuhhâye Tâleš) lies southeastward from the Lankaran Lowland in southeastern Azerbaijan to the lower part of the Sefid Rud in northwestern Iran. The Talysh mountains include Talysh, Peshteser and Burovar ridges. A few peaks rise above 3,000 m.

HeightNameRidge
2493GomurgoyZengezur
2433GizyurduZengezur

See also

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-06-06. Retrieved 2017-06-02.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Highest Mountains Azerbaijan". www.geonames.org.
  3. "Azerbaijan | History, People, & Facts". Encyclopedia Britannica.
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