Kabir Kouh

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Template:Infobox mountain Kabir Kuh (Template:Langx; Kurdish: کڤەر -Kiver) is one of the long ranges of the Zagros Mountains near the border of Lurestan and Ilam provinces in Ilam province, Iran.[1] Covering an area of Script error: No such module "convert"., Kabir Kuh stretches Script error: No such module "convert". in length and Script error: No such module "convert". in width along the Zagros Mountains in the northwest–southeast direction. It begins about Script error: No such module "convert". south of Ilam and stretches down to the vicinity of Andimeshk in Khuzestan. Made mainly by Cretaceous sedimentary rocks,[2] the Kabir Kuh range consists of a large number of mountains, including Shah Ahmad, Tabriz, Kaleh-bad, Filman, Damaghey-e Anar, Rivasan, Puneh, Sabzkhani, Zarrin, Golgol that are covered by snow and ice all year round. Its highest peak is Kan Seifi with Script error: No such module "convert". elevation, Script error: No such module "convert". south-east of Ilam. Kabir Kuh runs along the Seymareh River, which becomes Karkheh when joins the Kashkan river before reaching the border of Ilam province and Khuzestan province. Kabir Kuh divides the mountainous region in western Iran into two regions generally referred as Piškuh (eastern side) and Poštkuh (western side), the latter virtually coinciding with Ilam.[3][4][5] In prehistoric times, one of the largest known landslides occurred on the north-eastern slope of Kabir Kouh, moving across the Seymareh River.

The eastern side is dominated by steep slopes where water and wooded valleys abound. The western side is, however, quite dry but rich in oil reservoirs and underground resources.[5]

View of a landscape; a small desert hillside is in the foreground on the right, with a scrubby tree growing on it. In the middle distance on the left is a green, vegetated ridge. In the further distance (left to center) are the mountains, with long flat layers of rock lying along the top, their slope dipping gently to the right. The sky over it all is very blue.
Kabir Kuh ranges near Darreh Shahr

References

  1. Microsoft Encarta World Atlas, 2001, Microsoft Corporation
  2. Geological Map of Iran, National Geoscience Database of Iran, www.ngdir.ir
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