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Dena (in Persian and Lurish: دنا) is the name for a sub-range within the Zagros Range of West/Southwestern Iran. Mount Dena, with 80 km length and 15 km average width, is situated on the boundary of the Isfahan, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad and Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari provinces.〔Microsoft Encarta World Atlas, 2001, Microsoft Corporation〕 Mount Dena has more than 40 peaks higher than 4000 metres. With an elevation of 4,409 metres above sea level, Qash-Mastan is the highest peak in the Dena Range and in the Zagros Mountains in general. Another famous peak in this range is Hose-Daal close to Sisakht city, 30 km to the north of Yasuj. Annual precipitation in Mount Dena is from 600 to 1800 mm and various rivers including a branch of the Karun rise in this range. Geologically, Mount Dena is located in the Sanandaj-Sirjan geologic and structural zone of Iran and is mainly made of cretaceous limestone.〔Geological Map of Iran, National Geoscience Database of Iran, www.ngdir.ir〕 == See also == * List of Iranian four-thousanders * List of Ultras of West Asia 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「dena」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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