4-544: Karkas may refer to: Karkas Mountains , mountain range of Iran Karkas, Iran , a village in Iran Karkas Rural District , in Iran Karkas (comics) , a fictional Marvel Comics character Monastery of Al-Karkas , monastery of Egypt Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
8-545: Is a mountain range in central Iran. Having a northwest-southeast direction, it is stretched from Kashan to Ardestan for more than 100 kilometres. With an elevation of 3895 metres, the highest peak of the Karkas Mountains is Mount Karkas which is situated close to Natanz . Although in Persian karkas means vulture , it is possible that the name of this mountain chain is derived from the settlement activity of
12-624: The ancient Kassites in the area, because in the ancient Assyrian language Kar-Kassi means "town or land of the Kassites " (modified interpretation after Roman Ghirshman , 1954). The Karkas Mountains were formed mainly during the Eocene volcanism. Located in the Sahand-Bazman volcanic and plutonic belt, this mountain range is composed predominantly of the Eocene volcanic rocks of
16-581: The title Karkas . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Karkas&oldid=591155290 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Karkas Mountains The Karkas mountain chain ( Persian : کوهستان كركس or رشتهکوه کرکس Reshteh kuh-e Karkas )
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