Kūh-e Sabalān

About this mountain

Sources and scope

Mountain identification: exact international scientific volcano binding.

Mountain identification: metric-variation note only; no surveyed-summit requirement imposed

• Sabalan volcano profile — Smithsonian Institution Global Volcanism Program · checked 2026-11-02
• About the Global Volcanism Program — Smithsonian Institution Global Volcanism Program · checked 2026-11-02
• Sabalan tentative-list record — UNESCO World Heritage Centre / Islamic Republic of Iran State Party submission · checked 2026-11-02
• Principal types of volcanoes of the world, table 3 — U.S. Geological Survey · checked 2026-11-02

Geology & landscape

Smithsonian and USGS classify Sabalan as a composite stratovolcano; Smithsonian lists its last known eruption as Pleistocene.

Sources and scope

GEOLOGY volcano-level classification and broad chronology only; not a current hazard forecast

• Sabalan volcano profile — Smithsonian Institution Global Volcanism Program · checked 2026-11-02
• Principal types of volcanoes of the world, table 3 — U.S. Geological Survey · checked 2026-11-02

Culture & local context

Sabalan appears on Iran's UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List; this is not World Heritage inscription.

Sources and scope

CULTURE/CONSERVATION recognition status only; not World Heritage inscription or current site-management rules

• Sabalan tentative-list record — UNESCO World Heritage Centre / Islamic Republic of Iran State Party submission · checked 2026-11-02

Conservation

Tentative-list recognition only; current legal protection and management rules were not established.

Sources and scope

CULTURE/CONSERVATION recognition status only; not World Heritage inscription or current site-management rules

• Sabalan tentative-list record — UNESCO World Heritage Centre / Islamic Republic of Iran State Party submission · checked 2026-11-02