Lar National Park
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Lar National Park (Persian پارک ملی لار park-e melli-e lar) is a protected area in Mazandaran Province and Tehran Province, in northern Iran.
Geography[]
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The 30,000-hectare (74,000-acre) park is in the Central Alborz mountain range, at the foot of Mount Damavand.[1]
It has been a national park since 1976 and a protected area since 1982 by the Iran Department of Environment. Since 1991 hunting has been prohibited.[2][3]
The Lar Dam and reservoir is located within the park. It is a major tourist attraction, being only 70 kilometres (43 mi) northeast of Tehran.
The park is accessible by car via Haraz road (Road 77).
Flora and fauna[]
One of the rare species of the fish family Salmonidae is native to this area. Other notable flora and fauna of the park are:
- Plants: liquorice, Cichorium, Thymus vulgaris, Heracleum persicum, St John's wort, borage, shallot, galbanum and multiple species of fungus
- Birds: grey partridge, cormorant, heron and eagle
- Mammals: goat, leopard, gray wolf, bear, wild boar, jackal and fox
- Herpetofauna: monitor lizard, lizard and frog
Central Alborz mountain range map[]
Map of central Alborz | Peaks: | 1 Alam-Kuh |
---|---|---|
![]() −25 to 500 m (−82 to 1,640 ft) 500 to 1,500 m (1,600 to 4,900 ft) 1,500 to 2,500 m (4,900 to 8,200 ft) 2,500 to 3,500 m (8,200 to 11,500 ft) 3,500 to 4,500 m (11,500 to 14,800 ft) 4,500 to 5,610 m (14,760 to 18,410 ft) |
2 Azad Kuh | 3 Damavand |
4 Do Berar | 5 Do Khaharan | |
6 Ghal'eh Gardan | 7 Gorg | |
8 Kholeno | 9 Mehr Chal | |
10 Mishineh Marg | 11 Naz | |
12 Shah Alborz | 13 Sialan | |
14 Tochal | 15 Varavašt | |
Rivers: | 0 | |
1 Alamut | 2 Chalus | |
3 Do Hezar | 4 Haraz | |
5 Jajrood | 6 Karaj | |
7 Kojoor | 8 Lar | |
9 Noor | 10 Sardab | |
11 Seh Hazar | 12 Shahrood | |
Cities: | 1 Amol | |
2 Chalus | 3 Karaj | |
Other: | D Dizin | |
E | K | |
* Latyan Dam | ** Lar Dam |
References[]
- ^ "Lar National Park". ProtectedPlanet. Retrieved 2012-05-20.
- ^ "پارک ملی لار - Irandeserts database". Irandeserts.com. Retrieved 2012-05-20.
- ^ "آشنایی با پارک ملی لار - Hamshahri newspaper". Hamshahrionline.ir. Retrieved 2012-05-20.
External links[]
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Coordinates: 35°59′06″N 51°58′45″E / 35.9851°N 51.9791°E
- National parks of Iran
- Alborz (mountain range)
- Geography of Mazandaran Province
- Geography of Tehran Province
- Amol County
- Tourist attractions in Amol
- Tourist attractions in Mazandaran Province
- Mazandaran Province geography stubs