hyrcanian forest, Iran, Abas abad
The Kelardasht route to Abbas Abad is very beautiful, you can eat local food in a traditional restaurant. There are traditional cafes on the way and you can drink something at there.
The Caspian Hyrcanian Mixed Forests ecoregion, in the temperate broadleaf and mixed forests biome, is an area of lush lowland and montane forests covering about 55,000 square kilometres near the southern shores of the Caspian Sea of Iran. The forest is named after the ancient region of Hyrcania of Persian empire.
If you are comming to Gilan/Mazandaran provinces (locally known as Shomal - or North) and plan to travel West along side Caspian sea shore, you can take a short cut from Marzan Abad and take signs of Kelardash. From Kelardasht there is a jungle road with nice views taking you to Abbas Abad which is no coastal road.
Not only you save on distance and traffic but also you pass through a very nice jungle road.
Interesting Places to Visit in Iran (Part 1: North and West)
Iran with a history of several thousand years and a very versatile climate, is an interesting place that many have yet to explore. In this video, we are covering some of the interesting and fun places that you can explore, if you visit the Northern Western parts of Iran.
Places covered in this video are as follows:
Iran - Part 1
Golestan
Kaboud-val Waterfall (Aliabad-e Katoul), Golestan National Park, Gonbad-e-Qabus Tower, Caspian Sea, Naharkhoran forest
Mazandaran
Mount Damavand, Veresk Bridge, Badab-e-Surt, Churet Lake, Abbas Abad Garden, Valasht Lake (Chalus), Daryasar Valley (Tonkabon), Dohezar forest, Espah Oo Waterfall, Kelardasht, Aerial Tramway of Namak Abrud
Gilan
Rudkhan Castle, Masuleh, Heyran village (Astara), Laton waterfall, Gisum National park (Talesh), Lahijan’s Gandola lift, Visadar Waterfall (Pareh Sar), Masal, Estil Lagoon , Asiab kharabeh Jolfa, anzali Lagoon, Asalem forest,
Ardebil
Hot Springs (Sareyn), Sheikh Safi Al-din Khanegah (Ardabil), Mugan plain, Neor Lake, Fandoghloo forest
East Azerbaijan
sahand mountain, bazaar of tabriz, Shah Guli, Saint Stepanos Monastery, Kandovan (Osku), Mountains of Arasbaran, Babak fort (Kaleybar), Saat Tower (Tabriz), The Mausoleum of Poets (Tabriz), Constitution House of Tabriz, Kiz Bridge (Mianeh)
WEST AZERBAIJAN
Takht-e Soleyman (Takab), Saholan Cave (Mahabad), St. Thaddeus Monastery , Stone Gate (Khoy), Marmishoo Lake, Kazem Dashi (Lake Urmia), Bibi Kand rocks, Moving grass field of Chamli, Khan Takhti Petroglyph
Ilam
Bahram Chobin Gorge (Darreh Shahr County), Siahgal fire temple, Bareh Zard Cave, Zinegan Cave
Kermanshah
Bisotoun’s historical site (Harsin), Bisotun Inscription - Authored by Darius the Great, Taq Bostan (Kermanshah), Khosro Abad House (Sanandaj), Anahita Temple (Kangavar), river Source of Sahneh, Quri Qala Cave (Ravansar), Parau Cave, Do-Ashkaft Cave - Middle Paleolithic cave, Hossein Kouhkan , Cave - Dug by a one-legged man over 19 years,
Kurdistan
Lake Zarivar (Marivan), Karaftu Cave (Divandarreh), qashlagh bridge in sanandaj, Moshir Divan House (Sanandaj), Qomchoqay Fortress (Bijar), Kurd House, Abidar Open Air Cinema (Abidar), abidar open air sinema, Darol-Ehsan Mosque
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