Mount Kyumyurkyoy

mountain, Azerbaijan

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Mount Kyumyurkyoy is the highest peak in the Talish (Talysh) Mountains, located in southeastern Azerbaijan. This mountain range forms part of Azerbaijan's border and consists of three longitudinal ridges. Mount Kyumyurkyoy reaches an elevation of 8,176 feet (2,492 meters). The Talish Mountains are situated southeast of the Kura-Aras Lowland and extend to the Iranian border. This region is characterized by a high degree of seismic activity.1

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…of three longitudinal ranges, with Mount Kyumyurkyoy as the highest peak (8,176 feet [2,492 meters]), and the Länkäran Lowland, along the Caspian coast. This lowland, an extension of the Kura-Aras Lowland, reaches the Iranian border near Astara.
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…of three longitudinal ranges, with Mount Kyumyurkyoy as the highest peak (8,176 feet [2,492 meters]), and the Länkäran Lowland, along the Caspian coast. This lowland, an extension of the Kura-Aras Lowland, reaches the Iranian border near Astara.
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