Alborz

Alborz (البرز), also written as Alburz or Elburz, is a mountain range in northern Iran, stretching from the border of Republic of Azerbaijan in the north-west around the southern end of the Caspian Sea, where also Tehran and Iran's highest peak, Damavand (5604m) are, and ending in the east at the borders of Turkmenistan and Afghanistan.

Alborz enjoys a central role in the historical texts of Iran such as the Shahnama, and also in Persian mythology.

It should not be confused with the Elbrus mountain in the Caucasus mountains.