Takht-e Suleyman Massif

Takht-e Soleyman Massif (Persian: بلندی‌های تخت سليمان) is a subrange of central Alborz mountains. In the area, about 160 distinct peaks higher than 4,000m are distinguishable, with the highest, most famous, and most technical one: Alam Kuh, 4,850m. The area can be captured inside a rectangle of 30km width and 40km length. The massif is limited to Taleqan valley from south, Kelardasht green plane from east, Abbas Abad rain forest & thick vegetated hills/slopes at north, and Shahsavar rain forests and Se Hezar valley at west.

Discovery

The original and pre Islamic name is Takht- e- Jamshid - The Takht-e-Soleiman region was unknown until 1933. Douglas Busk, a British mountaineer, discovered and surveyed the area. Later on, Busk along with Professor Bobek made a detailed survey of this area. In 1936 the north-west ridge (called "Germans flank") of Alam Kooh was climbed for the first time by German mountaineers, which was considered a great achievement among European climbers.

External links

* [http://www.summitpost.org/area/range/152642/takht-e-soleiman-massif.html Introduction to Takht-e Soleyman Massif] at [http://www.summitpost.org summitpost.org]