The Hyrcanian forests are a zone of lush lowland and montane forests covering about 55,000 square kilometres near the shores of the Caspian Sea in Iran and Azerbaijan. The forest is named after the ancient region of Hyrcania. The World Wide Fund for Nature refers to the ecoregion as the Caspian Hyrcanian mixed forests. Since 5 July 2019, the Hyrcanian Forests have been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
In Iran, the Hyrcanian ecoregion comprises a long strip along the southern coast of the Caspian Sea and the northern slopes of the Alborz mountains. It covers parts of five provinces, from east to west: North Khorasan, Golestan being its south and southwest plus eastern regions of the Gorgan plain), Mazandaran, Gilan and Ardabil.
This photo was taken from Hyrcanian forests of Chenar Bon is a village in Mazkureh Rural District, in the Central District of Sari County, Mazandaran Province, Iran.
