The
Zagros Mountains (, ;
Çiyayên Zagrosê,
Lurish: کو یه لی زاگروس,
Aramaic: ܛܘܪ ܙܪܓܣ,) form the largest mountain range in
Iran, Iraq and Eastern
Turkey. This mountain range has a total length of 1,500 km (932 mi). The Zagros mountain range begins in northwestern Iran and roughly corresponds to Iran's western border, and it spans the whole length of the western and southwestern
Iranian plateau, ending at the
Strait of Hormuz. The highest point in the Zagros Mountains is
Dena. These mountains are regarded as
sacred by the
Kurds.
