Sewan Mountains
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| Highest peak | Ginaldağ ( 3367 m ) | |
| location | Armenia , Azerbaijan | |
| part of | Lesser Caucasus | |
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| Coordinates | 40 ° 26 ' N , 45 ° 34' E | |
The Sevan Mountains ( Armenian Սևանի լեռնաշղթա ; Azerbaijani Şahdağ silsiləsi ; Russian Севанский / Шахдагский хребет , Schachdag ) is a mountain range in the Lesser Caucasus .
The Sevan Mountains run along the northeastern shore of Lake Sevan on the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan . It extends in NW-SE direction over a length of about 70 km. To the northeast it slopes down to the Kura lowland . In the east it borders the Murovdağ and the Eastern Sevan Mountains . In the west, the mountain range continues in the Murgus Mountains . In the extreme east, the mountain range reaches a maximum height of 3367 m . The mountain range consists mainly of volcanic rock and sandstone . Deciduous forest grows on the northern slope . The mountain steppe landscape dominates in the south . Alpine vegetation thrives in the summit regions.
Mountains (selection)
Below are a number of peaks along the main ridge of the Sevan Mountains, sorted from west to east:
Map with all coordinates: OSM | WikiMap
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Article Sewan Mountains in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia (BSE) , 3rd edition 1969–1978 (Russian)