Ajozdsorski Mountains
| Ajozdsorsky Mountains - Dərələyəz | ||
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| Highest peak | Gogi ( 3120 m ) | |
| location |
Vajoz Dzor ( Armenia ), Nakhchivan ( Azerbaijan ) |
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| part of | Armenian highlands | |
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| Coordinates | 39 ° 35 ' N , 45 ° 25' E | |
| rock | Limestone , sandstone , quartzite , mica schist | |
The Ajozdsorski Mountains ( Russian Айоцдзорский хребет ; Armenian Զանգեզուրի լեռնաշղթա ; Azerbaijani Dərələyəz silsiləsi ) is a mountain range in the eastern Armenian plateau .
It runs in the border area between the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic and the Armenian province of Vajoz Dzor . The mountain range forms the watershed between the two rivers Arpa in the north and Naxçıvançay in the south. In the east, the Ajozdsorski Mountains border on the Sangesurkamm . It has a length of 70 km. In Mount Gogi it reaches a maximum height of 3120 m . In the western part, the mountains consist of sedimentary rocks from the Paleozoic and Mesozoic Era ( limestone , sandstone , quartzite , mica schist ). The eastern part, on the other hand, consists of sediments of volcanic origin from the Palaeogene and lava rocks from the Neogene . Mountain steppe and a mountain meadow landscape characterize the mountains.
Mountains (selection)
Below are a number of peaks along the main ridge of the Ajozdsorski Mountains, sorted from west to east:
Map with all coordinates: OSM | WikiMap
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e Article Ajozdsorsky Mountains in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia (BSE) , 3rd edition 1969–1978 (Russian)