Astronaut Sergey Kud-Sverchkov captured from ISS Mount Damavand, Iran.
Mount Damavand is a dormant stratovolcano and is the highest peak in Iran and Western Asia, the highest volcano in Asia, and the 3rd highest volcano in the Eastern Hemisphere (after Mount Kilimanjaro and Mount Elbrus), at an elevation of 5,609m. 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, 66km northeast of the city of Tehran.
The local scenery on the ground is as follows.
Reference: Sergey Kud-Sverchkov’s Tweet
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