All you need to know about the Mount Damavand

Iran consists of a large interior plateau between 1,000m to 1,500m above sea level, which is ringed on almost all sides by mountains. The Alborz range surrounds the Iranian capital, Tehran, and just 66km away features the country's highest peak, the snowcapped volcanic cone of Mount Damavand, 5,671m. Mount Damavand boasts that it is Asia’s highest volcano and considered to be one of the 'Volcanic Seven Summits' and although there are no recorded eruptions in history, the active fumaroles close to the summit indicate its potential activity.