Iran Protected Areas

Khangormaz
Aimed at protecting Armenian sheep and wild goat, this region was designated protected area in 2001. It is a 10337 ha area in Hamedan Province.

Siah kuh
Having an area of 199651 ha, this region was designated protectad area in 2001. Covering protions of Esfahan and Yazd Provinces, the region is a

Lashgardar
Covering an area of 16089 ha, this region was designated protected area in 1990. Located in Hamedan Province, it’s a mountainous and plain area with

Bashgol
An area of 25344 ha, this region was designated area in 1996. It is a plain rolling land with numerous springs located in Qazvin Province.

Tang_e Sayad
Located in Chahar Mahall and Bakhtiari Province, this 22896 ha mountainous and plain area has been protected since 1973. The central part of the region

Lisar
Located in glain and Ardabil Provinces, this 31142 ha area has been protected since 1969. Lisar is composed of three distinct parts namely plains mountainous

Parvar
Located in semnan Province, this 64563 ha mountainous and plain area has been protected since 1967. Parvar borders Dodangeh wildlife refuge and Boola protected area.

Tandoureh
Region was designated protected area in 1968 and was promoted to national park in 1974. The small northern part of this was later designated protected

Salouk
This region was designated protected area in 1973. Salouk protected area has an area of 11677 ha and is located in the west of Salouk

Sarigol
This mountainous rolling land which has been protected since 1973 under the name of Shah Jahan, was later renamed to Sarigol in 1982. Located in

Sarany
This 1589ha area which was gesignated protected area in 1971, was manage as national park during the period of 1976-1982. The region is a mountainous

Hormod
Covering extents of Fars and Hormozgan provinces, this 209671 ha area has been protected since 1974. The altitude range of 200-2660 m and mean annual

Varjin
Located on the southern slopes of central Alborz mountains adjacent to Tehran. This 26907 ha area has been protected since 1982. The altitude range of

Haftad Gholleh
Covering an area of 97437 ha, this region is located in Markazi Province and designated protected area in 1973. It is a mountainous ara with

Bidoyeh
Covering an area of 160534 ha, this region was designated protected area in 1996. It is amountainous. Plain and roling land compose of Kalleh Gavi

Marakan
Having been protected since 1965, Marakan is one of the oldest protected areas of Iran. With an area of 103983 ha, the region borders the

Dena
Located in Kohgilueh and Buyer Ahmad and Esfahan Provinces, this mountainous 93660 ha area has been protected 1990 thanks to its intact nature and biological

Kalmand
Aimed at protecting suitable habitats for the rare species of houbara bustard as well as goitred gazelle and Pleske’s ground jay, this region was designated

Alborz_e Markazy
Covering extents of Tehran and Mazandaran Provinces, this 398853 ha region was designated protected area in 1967 thanks to its high biodiversity, various biomes and

Arasbaran
Biosphere reserve Located on the south bank of the border river of Aras, this beautiful 80654 ha mountainous region in East Azarbaijan Province was first

Tang-e-Sayyad Sabzkouh
Tang-e-Sayyad Sabzkouh is Iran’s latest biosphere reserve registered in UNESCO (June 2015). Tang-e-Sayyad Sabzkouh is a biosphere reserve in southwestern province of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari.

Shirahmad
Having been protected since 1996 aimed at protecting goitered and kavir habitats, the area was designated wildlife refuge in 2002. With an area of 22847

Heidary
This area, one of the Iranian historical game reserves, has been protected since 1970s especially to preserve the urial population and its plant diversity. It

Boroueeyeh
Covering an area of 78513 ha, this region was designated wildlife refuge in 2002 mainly aimed at protecting the species of goitered gazelle, wild goat

Lavandevil
This region was designated protected area in 1973 and wildlife refuge in 1975. It is a 1074 ha area of wetlands and plain forests located

Anguran
Part of Anguran protected area which had been protected since 1970 was later designated wildlife refuge in 1975. Located in Zanjan Province, this mountainous rolling

Dasht-e Naz
The region was selected and confined to keep Persian fallow deer in 1963. It is a 56 ha plain forested area located in Mazandaran Province

Semeskandeh
Having been protected since 1973, this area became a wild life refuge in 1975. Located in Mazandaran Province, this refuge is on the very few

Khabr and Rochun
Khabr and Rochun region which has been protected 1971 was later designated wildlife refuge in 1975 and its vast central part was promoted to national

Mooteh
Having been protected since 1964 under different titles, Mooteh was designated wildlife refuge in 1990. Having an area of 204350 ha, this mountainous plain rolling