<Tr> <Th> First ascent </Th> <Td> 905 by Abu Dolaf Kazraji </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Easiest route </Th> <Td> Hike </Td> </Tr> <P> Mount Damavand (Persian: دماوند ‎ (dæmɒːvænd) (listen)), a potentially active volcano, is a stratovolcano which is the highest peak in Iran and the highest volcano in Asia; the Kunlun Volcanic Group in Tibet is higher than Damāvand, but are not considered to be volcanic mountains . Damāvand has a special place in Persian mythology and folklore . It is in the middle of the Alborz range, adjacent to Varārū, Sesang, Gol - e Zard, and Mīānrūd . It is near the southern coast of the Caspian Sea, in Amol County, Mazandaran Province, 66 kilometres (41 miles) northeast of the city of Tehran . </P> <P> Mount Damāvand is the 12th most prominent peak in the world, and the second most prominent in Asia after Mount Everest . It is the highest volcanic mountain in Asia, and part of the Volcanic Seven Summits mountaineering challenge . </P>

Highest elevation in the middle east and north africa