İlandağ explained

İlandağ
Other Name:Snake Mountain
Elevation M:2,415
Elevation Ref:[1]
Prominence M:1,043
Range:Lesser Caucasus
Listing:Highest peaks of Azerbaijan
Region Type:District
Region:Julfa
Map:Caucasus mountains#Azerbaijan#West Asia
Coordinates:39.1492°N 45.6586°W

İlandağ is a mountain peak of the Lesser Caucasus range, located in the Julfa District of Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan. It has an elevation of 2415m (7,923feet) above sea level,[1] [2] which also is visible from Nakhchivan City. According to legend, the cleft in its summit was formed by the keel of Noah's Ark as the floodwaters abated.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. -44470. Ilandag, Azerbaijan. 1 September 2022.
  2. Azərbaycan Milli Ensiklopediyası Bakı 2007 səh.17
  3. Plunkett and Masters. Lonely Planet, p. 246.