Damavand Mountain is named among the leading geological heritage sites in the world.
Mount Damavand, Iran's highest peak at 5,610 meters, has been added to the IUGS list of the world's top 100 geological heritage sites, announced in Lula, Portugal. Listed under Volcanology as site #252, it is the highest peak in Western Asia and the largest known stratovolcano formed within a continental environment, active for 1.8 million years. Alireza Amrikazami noted the renewed activity of Damavands after a 200,000-year dormancy created a new cone. The mountain also appears in Ferdowsis Shahnameh.