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Mount Vesuvius
active stratovolcano in the Gulf of Naples, Italy
Mount Ararat
highest peak in Turkey
Mount Kailash
mountain in Tibet, China
Mount Kota Kinabalu
mountain in Malaysia
Gangkhar Puensum
Bhutan mountain
Klyuchevskaya Sopka
active volcano located on the peninsula of Kamchatka in Russia
Adam's Peak
mountain in Sri Lanka
Sulaiman-Too
mountain in Osh city, Kyrgyzstan
Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Mount Ida
mountain in Turkey
Lovćen
thumb|260px|Mausoleum of Njegoš on Jezerski vrh thumb|260px|Lovćen National Park thumb|260px|Montenegrin troops outside of the Njegoš's Testament Church, Lovćen, October 1914
The Holy Mountain
1973 film by Alejandro Jodorowsky
Ślęża
thumb|The isolated location of the mountain The Ślęża (; ) is a high mountain in the Sudeten Foreland in Poland. The mountain is built mostly of granite and is covered with forests.
Larrun
Larrun (, ; ; ; - 'good pasture', possibly a folk etymology, in French until the 20th century: Larhune) is a mountain (905 m) at the western end of the Pyrenees. It is located on the border of France and Spain, where the traditional Basque provinces of Labourd and Navarra meet. Its prominence is 670 m.
Alkhanay National Park
national park in Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia
Saana
Saana () is a fell in Enontekiö, Finland. Saana's summit lies above sea level and above the adjacent Kilpisjärvi lake. Geologically it is part of the Scandinavian Mountains, and is made of the same kinds of schist and gneiss rock. The peak is a popular destination for hikers and backpackers because of the sweeping views offered at the summit.
Tromsdalstinden
or is a mountain in Tromsø Municipality in Troms county, Norway. The tall mountain is located at the southern end of the Tromsdalen valley, just southeast of Tromsø. Snowfall varies from yearly, but the peak is usually snow free only for a few months in the summer. The mountain is easily spotted from the city centre of Tromsø. The summit is a popular hike, requiring nothing more than good shoes, average physical condition, and plenty to drink.
Monte Cavo
mountain in Italy
sacred mountain
mountain venerated as deitiy or used as place of worship in a religion
Lashkendar
Lashkendar () is a mountain in Abkhazia. Its main summit is high. The mountain is one of the seven shrines of the Abkhaz people. There are also ruins of a Christian temple on one of its lesser summits () featuring bas-reliefs of leopards (or possibly dogs). The date of its construction is disputed with estimates ranging from 7th to 11th century. thumb|left|Temple ruins
Chicabal
Chicabal Volcano is an extinct stratovolcano and protected area located in the municipality of San Martín Sacatepéquez, in the Quetzaltenango Department of Guatemala. The volcano is renowned for the Chicabal Lake (Spanish: Laguna de Chicabal), a crater lake that lies within its caldera. The site holds significant ecological importance and is considered a sacred location in Mayan cosmovision.
Ekur
thumb|upright=1.3|Modern reconstruction of a mountain house at Nippur
Hara Berezaiti
legendary mountain in Persian mythology
Bukit Batu Lawi
mountain in Malaysia
Black Virgin Mountain
mountain in Vietnam
Kunlun
mountain in Chinese mythology
mountain worship
Faiths which regard mountains as objects of worship
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