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Zagros Mountains

Range Type	Mountain range with well-recognized name
Highest Point	Dena (4435 m/14,551 ft)
Countries	Iran (83%), Iraq (17%) (numbers are approximate percentage of range area)
Area	533,512 sq km / 205,989 sq mi Area may include lowland areas
Extent	1,280 km / 795 mi North-South 1,296 km / 805 mi East-West
Center Lat/Long	31° 57' N; 50° 8' E
Map Link	Microsoft Bing Map
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Map of Zagros Mountains
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Note: Range borders shown on map are an approximation and are not authoritative.
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Other Ranges: To go to pages for other ranges either click on the map above, or on range names in the hierarchy snapshot below, which show the parent, siblings, and children of the Zagros Mountains.

Asia	Level 1 (Parent)
Anatolia	Level 2 (Sibling)
Levant Ranges	Level 2 (Sibling)
Zagros Mountains	Level 2
Northern Zagros	Level 3 (Child)
North Central Zagros	Level 3 (Child)
South Central Zagros	Level 3 (Child)
Southern Zagros	Level 3 (Child)
Iranian Plateau	Level 2 (Sibling)
Arabian Peninsula	Level 2 (Sibling)
Central Asia Ranges	Level 2 (Sibling)
Tien Shan	Level 2 (Sibling)
Tibet and Central China	Level 2 (Sibling)
Himalaya	Level 2 (Sibling)
Indian Subcontinent	Level 2 (Sibling)

Major Peaks of the Zagros Mountains

Ten Highest Peaks
Rank	Peak Name	m	ft	Range3
1.	Dena	4435	14,551	South Central Zagros
2.	Pazan Pir	4285	14,058	South Central Zagros
3.	Zard Kuh	4221	13,848	North Central Zagros
4.	Haft Tanan	4104	13,465	North Central Zagros
5.	Oshtoran Kuh	4081	13,389	North Central Zagros
6.	Qalikuh	4078	13,379	North Central Zagros
7.	Shahankuh	4038	13,248	North Central Zagros
8.	Haft Cheshmeh	3990	13,091	South Central Zagros
9.	Karpush	3985	13,074	North Central Zagros
10.	Bel	3943	12,936	South Central Zagros
Sub-peaks are excluded from this list. List may not be complete, since only summits in the PBC Database are included.

Child Range High Points
Rank	Peak Name	m	ft	Range3
1.	Dena	4435	14,551	South Central Zagros
2.	Zard Kuh	4221	13,848	North Central Zagros
3.	Garin	3630	11,909	Northern Zagros
4.	Fareghan	3240	10,630	Southern Zagros

Photos of Peaks in the Zagros Mountains

Zard Kuh

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Start of the hiking between thistles (2017-06-27). Photo by Reza Babri.
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