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== Etymology ==

The name Elbrus is a sound metathesis [[Alborz]]. <ref name="alborziranica"> Encyclopedia, "Alborz", W. Eilers [http://www.iranica.com/newsite/articles/v1f8/v1f8a023.html]</ref> The name Alborz is derived from that of Harā Bərəzaitī, a legendary mountain in Persian mythology <ref name="alborziranica" />. Harā Bərəzaitī reflects Proto-Iranian *Harā Bṛzatī</ref> *Bṛzatī is the feminine form of the adjective *bṛzant- "high", the ancestor of modern Persian boland (بلند) and Barz/Berazandeh<ref name="alborziranica" />. Harā may be interpreted as "watch" or "guard", from an Indo-European root *ser- "protect"<ref name="alborziranica" />. . In Middle Persian, Harā Bərəzaitī became Harborz, Modern Persian [[Alborz]], which is [[cognate]] with Elbrus<ref name="alborziranica" />.

==Mounts, summits, and attractions==

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* [http://www.summitpost.org/show/mountain_link.pl/mountain_id/5145 Maps, Photos and a List of peaks]

* [http://www.iranica.com Alborz] entries in the [[Encyclopædia Iranica]]

[[Category:Mountains of Iran]][[Category:Mountain ranges of Asia]]