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Notice that all National Parks of Iran are safe to visit but you need a permit to enter any of the National Parks and it's best to take a tour leader or a ranger with yourself to get close to any of the wild animals you like to see. [1] The complete national parks, protected areas, and wildlife refuges in Iran include:
Golestan National Park harbours a variety of habitats, such as deciduous forests, grasslands, shrublands and rocky areas. [2]The wildlife of Iran is very rich and consists of leopard (Panthera pardus), Indian wolf (Canis lupus pallipes), brown bear (Ursus arctos), golden jackal (Canis aureus), wild boar (Sus scrofa), Caspian red deer (Cervus elaphus maral), roe deer (Capreolus capreolus ...
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The biosphere reserves of Iran have a total land area of 1.64 million km 2. They support more than 8,000 recorded species of plants (almost 2,421 are endemic ), 502 species of birds , 164 species of mammals , 209 species of reptiles , and 375 species of butterflies .
Strong Shamal winds persist year-round in eastern Iran, with exceptional "120 days winds" affecting areas like Sistan and Baluchistan, Southern Khorasan, and parts of Razavi Provinces, reaching speeds up to 100 km/hour. Utilizing this relentless wind and addressing the scarcity of water, the locals invented windmills called "Asbad" to harness ...
Damavand from Polour Village Amol. Mount Damavand (Persian: دماوند [dæmɒːvænd] ⓘ) is a dormant stratovolcano and is the highest peak in Iran and Western Asia, the highest volcano in Asia, and the 3rd highest volcano in the Eastern Hemisphere (after Mount Kilimanjaro and Mount Elbrus), at an elevation of 5,609 metres (18,402 ft).
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[1] The garden also contains an arboretum , Six lakes, hills (to represent the Alborz and Zagros Mountains and Himalayas ), rock garden, a waterfall , a wetland , desert plants areas, a salt lake and a wadi , a river about 1 km long, systematic area, fruit garden, picnic area with some pavilions and other facilities.