Lar National Park
Lar National Park is a protected area in Mazandaran Province and Tehran Province, in northern Iran.Geography
The park is in the Central Alborz mountain range, at the foot of Mount Damavand.
It has been a national park since 1976 and a protected area since 1982 by the Iran Department of Environment. Since 1991 hunting has been prohibited.
The Lar Dam and reservoir is located within the park. It is a major tourist attraction, being only northeast of Tehran.
The park is accessible by car via Haraz road.One of the rare species of the fish family Salmonidae is native to this area. Other notable flora and fauna of the park are:
- Plants: liquorice, Cichorium, Thymus vulgaris, Heracleum persicum, St John's wort, borage, shallot, galbanum and multiple species of fungus
- Birds: grey partridge, cormorant, heron and eagle
- Mammals: goat, leopard, gray wolf, bear, wild boar, jackal and fox
- Herpetofauna: monitor lizard, lizard and frog
