Rising 5,609 meters in the Alborz range, Damavand is Iran's highest peak and the highest volcano in Asia, a sleeping giant beneath a veil of snow. Many poets have written about it, but the oldest verses are in Ferdowsi's Shahnameh, where Fereydun chains the tyrant Zahhak on its slope. That is why Iranians see Damavand as a symbol of resistance against tyranny. The most celebrated ode is by Malek o-Shoara Bahar, who calls it a "white demon in chains" and turns it into a symbol of standing firm and protest. A symbol of steadfastness, majesty, and endurance.🗻