Taftan (volcano)

Taftan (Balochi: تپتان, Taptân, Persian: تفتان, Taftân, in Balochi and also Persian for "blistering, smoldering, fuming") is an active stratovolcano in south-eastern Iran in the Sistan and Baluchestan province. With variable heights reported, all around 4,000 metres (13,000 ft) above sea level, it i...

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Taftan (volcano)
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"Iran's Dormant Volcano Stirs After 700,000 Years of Silence"

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