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Caspian Iran

Caspian Iran, also known as Northern Iran, is a beautiful region of along the coast of the Caspian Sea. The forested coastal plains rise up quickly into the Alborz Mountains. The region consists of the three provinces of Gilan, Mazandaran and Golestan.
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Essential Destinations

Top destinations include Rasht and Sari.

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is a city in the north of around 40 km from the shore of the Caspian Sea. is known in Iran for its beauty and its parks. People for all around the country come there to experience much wetter and colder climate than the rest of the country.

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is a city in the beautiful Caspian region of with about half a million people residing in the town and same amount in the suburbs, on the left side of Tajan River and about 20 km south of the Caspian Sea.

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Qaem Shahr is a city in the Central District of Qaem Shahr County, province, , serving as capital of both the county and the district. Originally known as Ŝâhi was used until the Iranian Revolution in 1979 when the city acquired its current name.

Destinations to Discover

Explore places such as Gorgan and Ramsar.

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is a city in the Central District of County, province, Iran, serving as capital of the province, the county, and the district. It lies approximately 400 km to the northeast of the national capital , and some 30 km away from the Caspian Sea.

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is a city of 36,000 people on the Caspian coast of . It is a popular sea resort for Iranian tourists. The town offers hot springs, the green forests of the Alborz Mountains, and the Palace.

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is a city in the Caspian region of , north-east of Tehran and about 30 km from Sari. It is the chief commercial centre of Mazandaran Province and was once the major trading center of northern Iran.

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is a city of 95,000 on the coast of the Caspian Sea, at the foot of the Alborz mountains in the Caspian Region in .

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is a city in the Central District of Torkaman County, province, , serving as capital of both the county and the district.

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is a city in the Central District of County, province, , serving as capital of both the county and the district. It is along the Caspian Sea.

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is a small mountain village in Caspian Iran. architecture is unique. The buildings have been built into the mountain and are interconnected.

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is a city of 36,000 people near the foothills of the Talysh Highlands. It is surrounded by gardens, forests, mountains and paddy fields.

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is a city of 35,000 people in northern Iran, 20 km north of the larger city of .

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Shahkuh-e Sofla is a village in Estarabad-e Jonubi Rural District, in the Central District of Gorgan County, Golestan Province, . At the 2006 census, its population was 355, in 112 families.

Caspian Iran

Latitude of center
36° north
Longitude of center
53° east
Wiki­data ID
Q5686841
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Venetian—“Caspian Iran” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “إيران الشمالية”
  • Arabic: “إيران القزوينية”
  • Arabic: “شمال إيران”
  • Central Kurdish: “باکووری ئێران”
  • Chinese: “伊朗北部”
  • Chinese: “北伊朗”
  • Chinese: “北部伊朗”
  • Dimli (individual language): “İranê Zımey”
  • Esperanto: “Kaspia Irano”
  • Esperanto: “Norda Irano”
  • Greek: “Ιράν Κασπίας”
  • Italian: “Costa settentrionale dell’Iran”
  • Japanese: “北部イラン”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Nord-Iran”
  • Persian: “شمال ایران”
  • Russian: “Каспийское побережье Ирана”
  • Russian: “Каспийское побережье”
  • Spanish: “Irán septentrional”
  • Venetian: “Costa setentrionałe de l’Iran”

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