Lar National Park
A Syrian brown bear in the park
Lar National Park (Persian پارک ملی لار park-e melli-e lar) is a protected area in Iran on the foot of Mount Damavand, straddling the provinces of Mazandaran and Tehran.[1] The Lar Dam is located in the park, and is a major tourist attraction because it is just 70 kilometers northeast of Tehran. The park covers around 30,000 hectares. 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 park is accessible by car via Haraz road (Road 77).
Flora and fauna
One of the rare species of the Salmonidae family of fish 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
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.
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Coordinates: 35°59′06″N 51°58′45″E / 35.9851°N 51.9791°E