Arasbaran

Arasbārān (Persian: ارسباران) or Qaradağ (Azerbaijani: قره‌داغ), is a UNESCO registered biosphere in East Azarbaijan Province, Iran, with a varying altitude from 256m in the vicinity of Aras River to 2896m and covers an area of 78560 hectares. It include some historical places like Babak Khorramdin's Castle. The biosphere is also home for 23,500 nomads who are living in transition buffer in 2000 altitude.[1]

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References

  1. ^ http://www.unesco.org/mabdb/br/brdir/directory/biores.asp?code=IRA+01&mode=all Profile at UNESCO biosphere reserve directory