Lar National Park
Lar National Park (Persian پارک ملی لار park-e melli-e lar) is a protected area in Mazandaran Province and Tehran Province, in northern Iran.
Geography
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. It is a major tourist attraction, being only 70 kilometres (43 mi) northeast of Tehran.
The park is accessible by car via Haraz road (Road 77).
Flora and fauna
One of the rare species of the fish family Salmonidae 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
Central Alborz mountain range map
| 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 5,671 m (14,764 to 18,606 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
- ↑ "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