Key facts
- Elevation
- 3,941 m (12,930 ft)
- Prominence
- 2,901 m (9,518 ft) , Ranked 109th
- Listing
- Ultra
- English translation
- The place of heat
- Location
- Sistan and Baluchestan , Iran.
- Mountain type
- Stratovolcano
- Last eruption
- 710,000 BCE – 404,000 BCE
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Encyclopedic overview
Shelter on Taftan Taftan (Balochi: تپتان, Taptân, Persian: تفتان, Taftân, in Balochi and also Persian for "blistering, smoldering, fuming") is an active stratovolcano in south-eastern Iran in the Sistan and Baluchestan province. With variable heights reported, all around 4,000 metres (13,000 ft) above sea level, it is the highest mountain in south-eastern Iran. The nearest city is Khash.
Taftan has two main summits, Narkuh and Madehkuh, and various heights have been reported for both summits. The northwestern Narkuh has two craters and is the older of the two summits. The southeastern Madehkuh summit is surrounded by fresh-looking lava flows and has at least three craters. The principal rock at Taftan is andesite.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Mount Taftan” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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