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Mount Qaruneh

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Mount Qaruneh or Kuh-e Qaruneh is a mountain which is located about 30 kilometres southeast of the city of Isfahan in Isfahan Province in Iran.[1] Situated southeast of Mount Shah Kuh and being almost parallel to Mount Kolah Qazi this mountain has an average width of about 2 kilometres and a length of around 25 kilometres. Mount Qaruneh has a general northwest southeast direction. With an elevation of 2030 metres, the highest peak is located in the southern section of the mountain. Mount Qaruneh is situated in the Sanandaj-Sirjan geologic and structural zone of Iran and is made mainly of Lower Cretaceous limestone.[2]

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  1. ^ Comprehensive Map of Iran, Microsoft Encarta Interactive World Atlas 2001, Microsoft Corporation
  2. ^ Geological Map of Iran, National Geoscience Database of Iran, www.ngdir.ir