North Iran Forest
The northern region of Iran is popular among all Iranians. In fact it reminds of two things: the Caspian sea and the Hyrkanian Forest. Archaeologists equate the life of the Hyrcanian forests with the last time dinosaurs on Earth, about 65 million years ago! There are few jungles in the world with such a long history. This is why specimens resembling Hyrcanian Forests are famous as the living fossils or natural museums.
It is good to know that Hyrkan is the former name of Gorgan in Mazani language. This part of Iran is also famous as Jorjan or Varkan. Varkan is a name that can be seen even on the inscriptions from the Achaemenid period, which has a seal of confirmation on the antiquity of this region.
Iran Hyrcanian Forest Geographical location
Hyrcanian Forest begins in the south of the Caspian Sea in the Hyrkan region of the Republic of Azerbaijan and continue in Iran from near Astara to Gorgan. These forests can not be in Europe and Siberia for they are not cold-resistant. Their height of growth starts from the sea level and goes up to two thousand eight hundred meters.
Value of Lush Forests North Iran
North Iran Hyrcanian forest is indeed an asset of economic value which is highly precious. In addition to producing oxygen, these forests help to store water since the infiltration of water into the soil of forest areas is much greater than in areas without vegetation. Moreover, the lack of water storage by pastures and forests leads to floods, which cause high financial and human losses.
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