Spektrum Iran

Abstrakt Mount Damāvand, as a national symbol of Iran, has a profound historical background in the Persians’ beliefs, and their archeological, geographical, and historical findings and texts. In fact, this national symbol has not been a merely geographical feature and it raised the greatest myths on its skirts. Several studies have been conducted on the name, mythology, history, geology, and geography of Damāvand, but the location of the mountain in the historical maps and geographical texts has not been studied thoroughly. The present paper tries to locate Damāvand with the help of historical and descriptive research methods. The study shows the Persians and Muslims have correctly located Damāvand in their historical maps and geographical texts as the highest mountain of Iran and mentioned its associated mythical and respectable beliefs. Although they have gone astray in a few cases, the considerable magnitude of Damāvand and its distinction from the Damāvand region has repeatedly been recognized in their works.