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Hyrcanian Forests

NaturalAzerbaijan, Iran
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Location

Where it sits, and what is around it

Hyrcanian Forests is about 55 km east of Gonbad-e Kavus. The nearest other World Heritage site is Gonbad-e Qābus, about 50 km away.

Nearest towns and cities

  • Gonbad-e Kavus · about 160,000 peopleabout 55 km west
  • Gorgan · about 281,000 peopleabout 130 km south-west
  • Shahrud · about 132,000 peopleabout 130 km south-west
  • Bojnurd · about 209,000 peopleabout 140 km east
  • Serdar · about 48,000 peopleabout 180 km north
  • Sabzewar · about 226,000 peopleabout 220 km south-east
Hyrcanian ForestsAshgabatGorganSariBojnurdGonbad-e KavusQuchanShahrudBuzmeyinGonbad-e Qābus100 km
The site is ringed; towns and other World Heritage sites are shown for context, and the dashed circle is the size of the site's area.

Nearby World Heritage sites

The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies

Map of Hyrcanian Forests and the 5 nearest World Heritage sitesGonbad-e Qābus1Parthian Fortresses of Nisa2Golestan Palace3Trans-Iranian Railway4The Persian Qanat5Hyrcanian Forests
Markers: square cultural, circle natural, diamond mixed.

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