There is a unique place for Mount Damavand in Persian mythology and folktales. At 5,671 metres, Damvand is the tallest mountain peak in Iran and Western Asia, the tallest volcano in Asia and the second highest volcano in the Eastern Hemisphere. It is a significantly an active stratovolcano. A notable mountain in Persian mythology is Damavand. The three-headed dragon Aži Dahāka was imprisoned inside Mount Damvand in Zoroastrian literature and mythology, where he would stay till the end of the w ... (Read More)