Mount Bozgush

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Mount Bozgush, Bozqush or Bozqush Kuh is a 3,306 metres (10,846 ft)[1] volcanic mountain 20 km (10 mi) south of Sarab and north of Mianeh, East Azarbaijan Province, Iran that separates Iranian plateau from Caucasus. Mount Bozgush is a stratovolcano composed mostly of andesite.

Etymology[edit]

The name Bozgush in Azerbaijani language means grey bird.

Highest peak[edit]

Ağ Dağ with an elevation of 3306 m is the highest peak in Mount Bozgush.

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ National Geographic Society (2005) National Geographic Atlas of the World (8th ed.) Washington, DC, ISBN 0-7922-7542-X