by PersiaTrek | 6 Mar 2022 | Articles, Mountaineering, zagros
Zagros mountains
Plateau of Iran resembles a triangle between two recesses. Western and northern parts of this triangle are limited to Zagros and Alborz mountain ranges respectively.
Zagros mountains extends from NW to SE of Iran. At its far southern end, after passing along the eastern coasts of Persian Gulf, Baluchestan an Afghanistan and the sparsely populated coastal areas of Indian Ocean, it turns to join Hendukosh Mountains separating from Pamir.
Like other highlands of Iran, Zagros is the result of orgenetic movements during Pliocene era. During this period, sea water retreated from Iran’s mainland for the last time, leaving behind thick layers of sedimentary conglomerates.
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by PersiaTrek | 3 Mar 2022 | Articles, Mountaineering
Karkas mountain
Overview
Karkas mountain chain is located in Central Iran. It ranges from Kashan to Ardestan over more than 100 km and is mainly composed of igneous (plutonic and volcanic), pyroclastic and somewhat sedimentary Tertiary rocks. In the central part, this mountain chain consists of a Precambrian-Paleozoic basement.
The highest peak of the Karkas Mountains is 3895m which is close to Natanz.
Although in Persian Karkas means vulture, it is possible that the name of this mountain chain is derived from the settlement activity of ancient Kassites in the area, since in the ancient Assyrian language Kar-Kassi means “town or land of the Kassites” (modified interpretation after Roman Ghirshman, 1954).
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by PersiaTrek | 1 Mar 2022 | Articles, Mountaineering, zagros
Zagros trek
Zagros trek : This film shows one of our exciting trips to Zagros, which took place in April 2018.
In this trip, we moved for 7 days in one of the important routes of Bakhtiari group and enjoyed the beautiful views of the pristine and wild mountains of Zagros.
We started our journey ( Zagros trek) from Lirok village at the end of Bazaft valley and after crossing the great Bakhtiari river and visiting the mountain lake of Tembi, we crossed the Selili pass at an altitude of 2800 meters and continued our movement towards the Durak region in northern Khuzestan. We observed this nomadic migration route, which is one of the most beautiful areas of the Zagros.
SEE ZAGROS TREKKING TOUR PACKAGE HERE
https://youtu.be/58C47dApIzQ
