Talysh Mountains is a mountain range in far southeastern Azerbaijan and far northwestern Iran within Ardabil Province and Gilan Province .
6-675: The Talysh Mountains extend southeastward from the Lankaran Lowland in southeastern Azerbaijan to the lower part of the Sefid Rud ( White River ) in northwestern Iran. A few peaks rise above 10,000 ft (3,000 m). Geologically, the Talish Mountain Range is made mainly of the Late Cretaceous volcano-sedimentary deposits with a strip of Paleozoic rocks and a band of Triassic and Jurassic rocks in
12-468: Is a reforestation program of the lowland, on a designated non-forested lot which is the only non-cultivated land on the plain, in order to (partially because the Lankaran Lowland is far too valuable for its agricultural productivity for Azerbaijan, to be given up for reforestation) restore the ecology to its previous forested state. This lot will become the second forest in the lowland after
18-662: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Lankaran Lowland The Lankaran Lowland ( Azerbaijani : Lənkəran ovalığı ) is a narrow strip of lowland in southern Azerbaijan by the Caspian Sea . It is the southward extension of the Kura-Aras Lowland which in itself is an extension of the Aral–Caspian Depression . It is named after the city of Lankaran . It joins the Mughan plain in
24-577: Is part of the Caspian Hyrcanian mixed forests ecoregion. The Caspian tiger used to occur in the Talysh Mountains. 38°42′N 48°18′E / 38.7°N 48.3°E / 38.7; 48.3 This Azerbaijan location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Iran location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Ardabil province location article
30-737: The North and is bounded by the Caspian Sea from the East, the Talysh Mountains southwards and reaches Iran in the area of Astara by the sea and westwards. The plain part of the Hirkan National Park ("Moscow Forest") lies within the Lankaran Lowland. The Moscow Forest is the only preserved part of the Caspian Hyrcanian mixed forests which covered most of the lowland, that was later cleared for agriculture. However, there
36-475: The southern parts, both in a north-west-southeast direction. The maximum annual precipitation in the Talysh Mountains is between 1,600 mm to 1,800 mm, which along the Lankaran Lowland is the highest precipitation in both Azerbaijan and Iran. The humid semi- subtropical coastal lowlands along the Caspian Sea , including the Lankaran Lowland, lie at the eastern base of the mountains. The Talysh Mountains are covered by lowland and montane forests. The area
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