Demavend, whose snowy peak rises some twenty-two thousand feet, and the chain of Elbruz, at whose foot is built Teheran. From Wordnik.com. [Robur the Conqueror] Reference
As soon as the day broke on the 2nd of July the peak of Demavend appeared above the sandstorm, and the “Albatross” was steered so as to pass over the town, which the wind had wrapped in. From Wordnik.com. [Robur the Conqueror] Reference
Demavend, which impends over Teheran, and appears to be the highest summit in the part of Asia west of the Himalayas. From Wordnik.com. [The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 3. (of 7): Media The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations.] Reference
The traditional scene of the destruction was the mountain of Demavend, the highest peak of the Elburz range south of the. From Wordnik.com. [The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 3. (of 7): Media The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations.] Reference
But as the ship approached the capital, she had to steer clear of Demavend, whose snowy peak rises some twenty-two thousand feet, and the chain of Elbruz, at whose foot is built Teheran. From Wordnik.com. [Robur the Conqueror] Reference
Demavend has long been asleep, but the great earthquakes of 1891, 1893 and 1895 in Astrabad and Kuchan to the eastward, and Khalkhal in the north-west, show that its underground fires are still alight. From Wordnik.com. [Persia Revisited] Reference
As soon as the day broke on the 2nd of July the peak of Demavend appeared above the sandstorm, and the "Albatross" was steered so as to pass over the town, which the wind had wrapped in a mantle of dust. From Wordnik.com. [Robur the Conqueror] Reference
The weather has changed again since early morning; it is evidently in a very fitful and unsettled mood; the gray clouds are swirling in confusion about the white summit of Demavend as we emerge on the level plain outside the ramparts, and fleecy fugitives are scudding southward in wild haste. From Wordnik.com. [Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume II From Teheran To Yokohama] Reference
Demavend Peak. From Wordnik.com. [A Geography for Beginners.] Reference
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