▁mach in ery , ▁and ▁elect rical ▁equipment ▁are ▁main ▁indust ries . ▁The ▁northern , ▁al pine ▁region , ▁which ▁includes ▁Lake ▁U rm ia , ▁is ▁mountain ous , ▁with ▁deep ▁valle ys ▁and ▁fert ile ▁low lands . ▁ ▁The ▁region ▁is ▁bounded ▁in ▁the ▁north ▁by ▁Armen ia ▁and ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁A zer ba ij an ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁West ▁by ▁Lake ▁U rm ia ▁and ▁Kur d ish - in hab ited ▁areas ▁of ▁Iran , ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁East ▁by ▁the ▁Tal y sh stan ▁and ▁Gil an . ▁ ▁Mountains ▁ ▁Sab al an ▁is ▁an ▁in active ▁strat ov ol cano ▁in ▁Ar d abil ▁province ▁of ▁north western ▁Iran . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁third ▁highest ▁mountain ▁in ▁Iran ▁and ▁has ▁a ▁permanent ▁cr ater ▁lake ▁formed ▁at ▁its ▁sum mit . ▁ ▁Sab al an ▁has ▁a ▁ski ▁resort ▁( Al var es ) ▁and ▁different ▁tour ist ▁areas ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁S are in ▁sp a . ▁ ▁The ▁mountain ▁is ▁known ▁for ▁its ▁beautiful ▁v istas , ▁including ▁the ▁Sh ir van ▁g orge , ▁where ▁few ▁clim bers ▁ever ▁vent ure . ▁E lev ation ▁of ▁Sab al an ▁is ▁. ▁ ▁Sah and ▁is ▁a ▁massive , ▁heavily ▁er oded ▁strat ov ol cano ▁in ▁north western ▁Iran . ▁ ▁At ▁, ▁it ▁is ▁the ▁highest ▁mountain ▁in ▁the ▁Iran ian ▁province ▁of ▁East ▁Az ar ba ij an . ▁ ▁E yn ali ▁is ▁a ▁small ▁mountain