Hyrcanian forests

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The Hyrcanian forests are ancient, temperate broadleaf woodlands along the southern coast of the Caspian Sea, renowned for their high biodiversity and many relict tree species dating back to the Tertiary period.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf biodiversity hotspot
temperate broadleaf forest
areaApprox about 850,000 hectares in UNESCO-inscribed parts
biome temperate broadleaf and mixed forests
characterizedBy dense broadleaf canopy
high annual precipitation
climateInfluence Caspian Sea
climateType humid temperate
conservationStatus globally significant relict forest
containsEndemicSpecies Hyrcanian leopard population
containsSpecies Acer velutinum
Alnus subcordata
linked to: Alnus

Buxus hyrcana
Carpinus betulus
Caspian snowcock
linked to: Caucasian snowcock

Caspian tit
Diospyros lotus
Fagus orientalis
linked to: Fagus

Gleditsia caspica
linked to: Gleditsia

Ilex hyrcana
linked to: Ilex

Parrotia persica
linked to: Parrotia

Persian leopard
linked to: Caucasian leopard

Pterocarya fraxinifolia
linked to: Pterocarya

Quercus castaneifolia
Taxus baccata
linked to: Taxus

Tilia begonifolia
linked to: Tilia

Ulmus glabra
brown bear
jungle cat
lynx
roe deer
wild boar
countryComponent Hirkan National Park in Azerbaijan
Hyrcanian Forests of Iran
linked to: Hyrcanian forests
dominantVegetationType deciduous broadleaf trees
ecoregionCode WWF PA0407
extendsAlong Alborz Mountains
linked to: Elburz Mountains
geologicalAge Tertiary period relict
historicalNameOrigin Hyrcania region of antiquity
linked to: Hyrcania
knownFor Tertiary period flora
high biodiversity
relict tree species
locatedIn Azerbaijan
Iran
locatedOn southern coast of the Caspian Sea
managedBy Azerbaijan Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources
Iranian Department of Environment
partOf Caspian Hyrcanian mixed forests ecoregion
linked to: Hyrcanian forests
recognizedAs UNESCO World Heritage Site
threatenedBy deforestation
illegal logging
infrastructure development
land-use change
overgrazing
UNESCOInscriptionYear 2019
UNESCOSiteId 1584
UNESCOSiteType natural

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Northern Iran hasEcosystem Hyrcanian forests
subject linked to: northern Iran
Mazandaran Province hasProtectedArea Hyrcanian forests
Mazandaran Province hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite Hyrcanian Forests
linked to: Hyrcanian forests
Gorgan hasNearbyForest Hyrcanian forests
Gilaks culturalArea Caspian Hyrcanian mixed forests
linked to: Hyrcanian forests
Elburz Mountains ecoregion Caspian Hyrcanian mixed forests
linked to: Hyrcanian forests
Gilan Province hasForest Hyrcanian forest
linked to: Hyrcanian forests
Talysh Mountains vegetation Hyrcanian mixed forests
linked to: Hyrcanian forests
Talysh Mountains forestType Caspian Hyrcanian mixed forests
linked to: Hyrcanian forests
Talysh Mountains partOf Hyrcanian forest belt
linked to: Hyrcanian forests
Talysh Mountains ecoregion Caspian Hyrcanian mixed forests ecoregion
linked to: Hyrcanian forests
Alborz mountain hydrological system associatedWith Caspian Hyrcanian mixed forests ecoregion
linked to: Hyrcanian forests
Amol regionType Caspian Hyrcanian mixed forests ecoregion
linked to: Hyrcanian forests
Asalem vegetationType Hyrcanian forests
Hyrcanian forests partOf Caspian Hyrcanian mixed forests ecoregion
linked to: Hyrcanian forests
Hyrcanian forests countryComponent Hyrcanian Forests of Iran
linked to: Hyrcanian forests
Ramsar region Caspian Hyrcanian mixed forests ecoregion
linked to: Hyrcanian forests
Ramsar hasNearbyFeature Hyrcanian forests
Hyrcania vegetation Hyrcanian forests
Hyrcania UNESCORelated Hyrcanian Forests World Heritage Site (name derived from region)
linked to: Hyrcanian forests
Hyrcania relatedTo Caspian Hyrcanian mixed forests ecoregion
linked to: Hyrcanian forests
Sari, Mazandaran hasNearbyFeature Hyrcanian mixed forests
linked to: Hyrcanian forests
Sari County hasAttraction Hyrcanian forests
Sari County locatedInEcoregion Hyrcanian mixed forests
linked to: Hyrcanian forests
Ahar hasNearbyEcoregion Caspian Hyrcanian mixed forests
linked to: Hyrcanian forests