Iran's oldest national park, with Caspian forest, steppe and mountains in the north-east of the country.
Area
918 km²
Protection category
IUCN II
Parque nacional —
Designated in
1957
Iran's first national park and one of the oldest protected areas in western Asia
Declared in 1957, Golestan was Iran's first national park and is one of the oldest protected areas in the whole of western Asia. Its position on the transition between humid Caspian forest and dry Central Asian steppe produces an exceptional plant diversity, with over 1,300 species recorded, and it holds one of the last significant populations of Persian leopard, a subspecies listed as endangered.
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Region
Middle East / Central Asia
Climate
Arid / desert, Temperate, Mediterranean, Mountain
Least ConcernGolden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Least ConcernGriffon Vulture
Gyps fulvus
Least ConcernRed Deer
Cervus elaphus
Least ConcernLong-eared Hedgehog
Hemiechinus auritus
VulnerableGoitered Gazelle
Gazella subgutturosa
Near ThreatenedStriped Hyaena
Hyaena hyaena
Least ConcernWild Boar
Sus scrofa
VulnerableLeopard
Panthera pardus
Least ConcernEurasian Lynx
Lynx lynx
Least ConcernGray Wolf
Canis lupus
VulnerableCommon Tortoise
Testudo graeca
VulnerableUrial
Ovis vignei
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