Kopet-Dag
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| Highest peak | Kuh-e Qutschān ( 3191 m ) | |
| location | Turkmenistan , NO- Iran | |
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| Coordinates | 37 ° N , 58 ° E | |
 View from the Ahal plain to the Kopet-Dag |
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The Kopet Dag Mountains (also Kopet Dag , Koppe Dag , Koppeh Dagh , Köpet Dag , Turkmen Köpetdag , Persian کپهداغ Kope-Dāgh , Russian Копетдаг ) is a mountain range on the border between Turkmenistan and Iran .
It is located in northeastern Iran and runs 645 kilometers in a southeastern direction from the Caspian Sea to the Hari Rud . The highest mountain in the range is the 3191 m high Kuh-e Qutschān in Iran.
The mountains are geologically relatively young, which is also evident from the frequent earthquakes . The Turkmen capital Ashgabat , located in the north of the mountains, was almost completely destroyed in a severe earthquake in 1948 . The Turkmenistan TV tower stands on a hilltop of 809 meters in the Kopet Dag Mountains .
Web links
- Article Kopet-Dag in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia (BSE) , 3rd edition 1969–1978 (Russian)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Encyclopedia Britannica Online: Kopet-Dag Range ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
