Lar National Park

National park in Iran

A Syrian brown bear in the park

Lar National Park (Persian پارک ملی لار park-e melli-e lar) is a protected area in Amol County of Mazandaran Province in northern Iran.

Geography

Lar national park

Yellow plain in Lar National Park

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. The park is accessible via Haraz road (Road 77).

Flora and fauna

One of the rare species of the fish family Salmonidae is native to this area.

Central Alborz mountain range map

References

1. "Lar National Park". ProtectedPlanet. Retrieved 2012-05-20.
2. "پارک ملی لار - Irandeserts database". Irandeserts.com. Retrieved 2012-05-20.
3. "آشنایی با پارک ملی لار - Hamshahri newspaper". Hamshahrionline.ir. Retrieved 2012-05-20.

External links

35°59′06″N 51°58′45″E / 35.9851°N 51.9791°E / 35.9851; 51.9791