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Encyclopedia > Cheekah Dar
Cheekah Dar
Elevation 3,611 meters (11,847 feet)
Location Iraq-Iran border
Range Zagros Mountain Range
Prominence 3,611 meters (11,847 feet)
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Cheekah Dar (Black Tent) is the highest point in Southern Kurdistan at 3,611 m (11,847 ft). A topographical summit is a point on a surface which is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. ... A mountain range is a group of mountains bordered by lowlands or separated from other mountain ranges by passes or rivers. ... The Zagros Mountains are Irans second largest range in terms of area covered. ... In topography, prominence, also known as autonomous height, relative height, shoulder drop or prime factor (in Europe), is a concept used in the categorization of hills and mountains. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... In climbing, a first ascent (FA) is the first climb to reach the top of a mountain, or the first to follow a particular climbing route. ...


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The Kurdistan Region (Kurdish: Herêmî Kurdistan, Arabic: اقلیم کردستان) is an autonomous, federally recognized, political entity located in Iraq, in the north. ... The Zagros Mountains are Irans second largest range in terms of area covered. ...


 
 

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