List of the highest major summits of Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan is nearly surrounded by mountains. The Greater Caucasus range lies to the northeast along the border with Russia and extends into northeastern Azerbaijan and runs southeast to the Absheron Peninsula. The Lesser Caucasus range lies to the west along the border with Armenia, and the Talysh Mountains lies to the south along the border with Iran. There are mineral springs and very active mud volcanoes in Kobustan Mountain, which is situated near Baku. The highest peaks in the Republic of Azerbaijan are situated in the Greater Caucasus, the Lesser Caucasus and Talysh mountain systems. The highest peak in the Republic of Azerbaijan is Bazardüzü ().

Greater Caucasus The Greater Caucasus mountain systems stretches for about 1,200 kilometers from west-northwest to east-southeast, between the Taman Peninsula of the Black Sea to the Absheron Peninsula of the Caspian Sea. Greater Caucasus ridge is not crossed by any river valleys. Therefore, it is also called Watershed ridge. Most of the ridge elevation is over, 3000m high:

Height Name Ridge 4466 Bazardüzü Greater Caucasus 4243 Shahdagh Lateral ridge 4206 Tufandağ Greater Caucasus 4126 Bazaryurd Greater Caucasus 4116 Yaridagh Greater Caucasus 4079 Charindagh Greater Caucasus 4042 Ilham Lateral ridge 4020 Ragdan Greater Caucasus

Lesser Caucasus The spurs of the Lesser Caucasus (also called Little Caucasus, Russian Maliy Kavkaz) in southwestern Azerbaijan includes Shahdagh, Murovdagh, Karabagh Upland, Mikhtoken, Eastern Goyche, Dereleyez and Zangezur ridges, most of the Karabakh volcanic plateau, Bashkend- Destefur saddle.

Height Name Ridge 3906 Kaputjugh Zangezur 3865 Alagoz Zangezur 3827 Yaghlidere Zangezur 3814 Gazangoldagh Zangezur 3754 Saridere Zangezur 3724 Gamishdag Murovdagh 3613 Delidagh Mikhtoken 3560 Deveboynu Zangezur 3549 Goshabulag Shahdagh 3437 Keti Eastern Goyche 3367 Hinaldagh Shahdagh 3364 Elinje Zangezur

Talysh mountain systems Talysh mountains (Azerbaijani: Talış dağları, Талыш дағлары, تالش داغلارى; Persian: کوههای تالش, Kuhhâye Tâleš) lies southeastward from the Lankaran Lowland in southeastern Azerbaijan to the lower part of the Sefid Rud in northwestern Iran. The Talysh mountains include Talysh, Peshteser and Burovar ridges. A few peaks rise above 2,400 m.

Height Name Ridge 2493 Gomurgoy Zengezur 2433 Gizyurdu Zengezur

List of the highest major summits of Azerbaijan

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