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Kopet Dag
The Kopet Dag, Kopet Dagh, or Koppeh Dagh ((ペルシア語:Koppeh Dagh), (トルクメン語:Köpetdag)), also known as the Turkmen-Khorasan Mountain Range〔,.〕 is a mountain range on the frontier between Turkmenistan and Iran that extends about along the border southeast of the Caspian Sea, stretching northwest-southeast from near the Caspian Sea in the northwest to the Harirud River in the southeast.〔Microsoft Encarta World Atlas, 2001, Microsoft Corporation〕 The highest peak of the range in Turkmenistan is southwest of the capital Ashgabat and stands at . The highest Iranian summit is Mount Quchan (Kuh-e Quchan) with .〔Kopet-Dag Range, Encyclopedia Britannica, www.britannica.com〕 ==Etymology== The word "kopet" or in Persian "koppeh" means "pile" or "heap", and the word "dag" or "dagh" means "mountain" in Turkish. So "Kopet Dagh" or "Koppeh Dagh" could be defined as "the mountain that is piled or heaped" and therefore the words could mean "piled or hilly mountains" or "low hills" in general.
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