List of volcanoes in Iran
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This is a list of active and extinct volcanoes in Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...

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Name Photograph Elevation Location Last eruption
meters feet Coordinates
Bazman
Bazman
Bazman is a stratovolcano in a remote desert region of Sistan and Baluchestan Province in southeastern Iran. A 500-m-wide crater caps the summit of the dominantly andesitic volcano. Although no historic eruptions have been reported from Bazman, it does contain fumaroles. Its satellite cones have...

3490 11,450 28.07°N 60.00°E
Damavand
Mount Damavand
Mount Damāvand also known as Donbavand, a potentially active volcano and the highest peak in Iran, has a special place in Persian mythology and folklore...

5670 18,602 35.951°N 52.109°E Holocene
Holocene
The Holocene is a geological epoch which began at the end of the Pleistocene and continues to the present. The Holocene is part of the Quaternary period. Its name comes from the Greek words and , meaning "entirely recent"...

Qal'eh Hasan Ali
Qal'eh Hasan Ali
Qal'eh Hasan Ali is a maar-producing volcanic field located southeast of Kerman Province, Iran. The field is presumed of Holocene age, though it has produced no historic eruptions...

- - 29.40°N 57.57°E Holocene
Holocene
The Holocene is a geological epoch which began at the end of the Pleistocene and continues to the present. The Holocene is part of the Quaternary period. Its name comes from the Greek words and , meaning "entirely recent"...

Sabalan
Sabalan
Sabalan is an inactive stratovolcano in Ardabil province of northwestern Iran. It is the third highest mountain in Iran with a permanent crater lake formed at its summit. Sabalan has a ski resort and different tourist areas such as the Sarein spa...

4811 15,784 38.25°N 47.92°E Holocene
Holocene
The Holocene is a geological epoch which began at the end of the Pleistocene and continues to the present. The Holocene is part of the Quaternary period. Its name comes from the Greek words and , meaning "entirely recent"...

Sahand
Sahand
Sahand is a massive, heavily eroded stratovolcano in northwestern Iran. At , it is the highest mountain in the Iranian province of East Azarbaijan....

3707 12,162 37.75°N 46.43°E Holocene
Holocene
The Holocene is a geological epoch which began at the end of the Pleistocene and continues to the present. The Holocene is part of the Quaternary period. Its name comes from the Greek words and , meaning "entirely recent"...

Taftan
Taftan volcano
Taftan is an active stratovolcano in southeastern Iran situated in the Sistan and Baluchestan province. At nearly 4,000 meters above sea level, it is the highest mountain in southeastern Iran. The nearest city is Khash...

3940 12,926 28.60°N 61.13°E Holocene
Holocene
The Holocene is a geological epoch which began at the end of the Pleistocene and continues to the present. The Holocene is part of the Quaternary period. Its name comes from the Greek words and , meaning "entirely recent"...

(Unnamed) - - 39.33°N 45.17°E
(Unnamed) - - 28.17°N 60.67°E Holocene
Holocene
The Holocene is a geological epoch which began at the end of the Pleistocene and continues to the present. The Holocene is part of the Quaternary period. Its name comes from the Greek words and , meaning "entirely recent"...

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