List of national parks and protected areas of Iran

This is a list of the national parks, protected areas, and wildlife refuges, of Iran.

Listings

There are around 200 protected areas in Iran to preserve the precious biodiversity of the country. As many as 16 national parks among them are home to some of the planet’s most incredible species. Golestan National Park, Kavir National Park, Turan National Park, and Tandoureh National Park are among the top protected areas. Each of these parks encompasses exceptional and unique varieties of flora and fauna in their wild frontiers. 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:

National Parks

Protected Areas

Alvand Protected Area
Arasbaran Protected Area
Arjan Protected Area
Bafq Protected Area
Baloot Boland Protected Area, near Daryas and Dehdez in Khuzestan along the Karun River
Bisotun Protected Area, north of Kermanshah
Central Alborz Protected Area
Dehdez Protected Area, near Ghaleh Sard (northwest of Dehdez) north of the Karun River
Dena Protected Area
Dinar Kouh Protected Area — Ilam Province^[2]
Haftad Goleh Protected Area, east of Arak, Iran
Hamoon Wetlands — Hamun-i-Helmand
Hara Protected Area
Haraz Protected Area
Heleh Protected Area, south of Berenjgan
Gando Protected Area
Geno Protected Area
Ghalajeh Protected Area
Kabir Kouh Protected Area — Ilam Province^[2]
Karkas Protected Area
Karkheh Protected Area
Kavir Protected Area
Koulak Protected Area — Ilam Province^[2]
Kuh-e-Dil Protected Area
Lake of Ghosts - near Vanush
Lar Protected Area
Manesht & Ghelarang Protected Area — Ilam Province^[2]
Mianjangal Protected Area
Miankaleh Protected Area
Mozaffari Protected Area
Oshtoran Mountain Protected Area (Oshtran Kuh Protected Area?)
Sheyvand Protected Area, near Sheyvand in Khuzestan southwest along the Karun River
Shaloo & Mongasht Protected Area, southwest along the Karun River
Shimbar and Lake Area of Karun Dam Protected Area
Siahkeshim Protected Area
Siahroud Roudbar Protected Area
Touran Protected Area
Nazhvan Suburban Natural Park — near Isfahan

Wildlife Refuges

National Natural Monuments

Natural World Heritage Sites

Natural National Heritage Sites

Other

References

^ "National Parks and protected areas in Iran".
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "نقشه و اطلاعات مناطق چهارگانه‌ محیط زیست ایران" (in Persian). Retrieved 2020-05-27.

External links

[1] "National Parks and protected areas in Iran".

[:0-2] "نقشه و اطلاعات مناطق چهارگانه‌ محیط زیست ایران" (in Persian). Retrieved 2020-05-27.

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