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Lar National Park

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

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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

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

Central Alborz mountain range map

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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 Emamzadeh Hashem K Kandovan Tunnel
* Latyan Dam ** Lar Dam

References

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