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Arasbaran Protected Area

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Arasbaran Protected Area


Arasbaran is located in Iran

Arasbārān (Persian: ارسباران‎) or Qaradağ (Azerbaijani: قره‌داغ), is a UNESCO registered biosphere reserve (since 1976) and an Iranian Dept. of Environment designated "Protected Area" in East Azarbaijan Province, Iran, with a varying altitude from 256m in the vicinity of Aras River to 2896m and covers an area of 78560 hectares. It include some historical places like Babak Khorramdin's Castle. The biosphere is also home for 23,500 nomads who are living in transition buffer in 2000 altitude.

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