Dena (in Luri and ) is the name for a sub-range within the Zagros Mountains, Iran. Mount Dena, with length and average width, is situated on the boundary of the Isfahan, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad and Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Provinces of Iran.

Mount Dena has more than 40 peaks higher than . With an elevation of 4,409 metres above sea level, Qash-Mastan is the highest peak in the Dena Range and in the Zagros Mountains in general. Another known peak in this range is Hose-Daal close to the city of Sisakht, to the north of Yasuj.

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Annual precipitation in Mount Dena ranges from and various rivers including a branch of the Karun rise in this range.

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Geologically, Mount Dena is located in the Sanandaj-Sirjan geologic and structural zone of Iran and is mainly made of Cretaceous limestone.

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On 18 February 2018, Iran Aseman Airlines Flight 3704 crashed into Mount Dena, killing all 66 people on board.

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See also

List of Iranian four-thousanders

List of Ultras of West Asia

References

Mountains of Isfahan Province

Mountains of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province

Mountains of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Provinces

Biosphere reserves of Iran

Mountaineering in Iran

Zagros Mountains

Landforms of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province

Landforms of Isfahan Province

Landforms of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province

Tourist attractions in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province

Mountains of Iran