What is Damāvand?
Damāvand (Phl.; lit. “covered with clouds): It is about 60 miles north-east of Tehran. This conical mountain is the highest peak in Iran (5671 m., 19,000 ft.).
It is perennially covered with snow and continually spews out sulphuric fumes and hot air which are so strong that it kills stray sheep going higher. It was first scaled by W.T.Thomson in 1837. Though the mountain seems to be easy and accessible, it is a potentially dangerous climb. It can be seen on the 10,000 rial note. Today it is regarded as one of the national emblems. The mountain also adorned several of Shah Reza Pahlavi’s crests and medallions.
Mt. Demavand is shaped somewhat like Mt.Fuji in Japan. Though it is situated in the province of Mazandaran, it is more accessible from Tehran. The village of Damavand is to the south of the mountain.
According to Pazand prayer Afrin i Haft Ameshaspand and the Shahnameh, the evil Zohak was bound by Faridun in the Demavand. Tradition has it that the mystic teacher Behramshah Shroff was taken to the Demavand mountain by Abed Sahebs (highly evolved souls) and instructed in the mystical aspects of Zoroastrian religion.
Damavand belongs to the Alburz / Elborz mountain range. The word Alburz comes from Avesta Hara-berez. The mountain is referred to in cosmological as well as historical and mythological writings. It is mentioned in the Meher, Rashne and Zamyad Yashts. In the Shahnameh, Mount Alburz features in the episodes of Faranak & Faridun, Sam & Zal, Rustam & Kaikobād, and King Kaus.
Damāvand (Phl.; lit. “covered with clouds): It is about 60 miles north-east of Tehran. This conical mountain is the highest peak in Iran (5671 m., 19,000 ft.).
It is perennially covered with snow and continually spews out sulphuric fumes and hot air which are so strong that it kills stray sheep going higher. It was first scaled by W.T.Thomson in 1837. Though the mountain seems to be easy and accessible, it is a potentially dangerous climb. It can be seen on the 10,000 rial note. Today it is regarded as one of the national emblems. The mountain also adorned several of Shah Reza Pahlavi’s crests and medallions.
Mt. Demavand is shaped somewhat like Mt.Fuji in Japan. Though it is situated in the province of Mazandaran, it is more accessible from Tehran. The village of Damavand is to the south of the mountain.
According to Pazand prayer Afrin i Haft Ameshaspand and the Shahnameh, the evil Zohak was bound by Faridun in the Demavand. Tradition has it that the mystic teacher Behramshah Shroff was taken to the Demavand mountain by Abed Sahebs (highly evolved souls) and instructed in the mystical aspects of Zoroastrian religion.
Damavand belongs to the Alburz / Elborz mountain range. The word Alburz comes from Avesta Hara-berez. The mountain is referred to in cosmological as well as historical and mythological writings. It is mentioned in the Meher, Rashne and Zamyad Yashts. In the Shahnameh, Mount Alburz features in the episodes of Faranak & Faridun, Sam & Zal, Rustam & Kaikobād, and King Kaus.
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