Detourmap
Nature & landscapes in Iran
Iran has 108 nature & landscapes on Detourmap — parks, mountains, waterfalls, caves, volcanoes and coves. The best known is Urmia Lake. All of them are below.
- Nature
- 108
- Oldest
- Daruneh Cave 1200
- Little known
- 69 of 108
- Most from
- 20th century
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20.Cypress of Abarkuh
Nature · Notable
Exceptionally old cypress tree in Abarkuh, Iranian national natural heritage site
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22.Miankaleh
Nature · Notable
Peninsula, wildlife sanctuary, biosphere reserve and international wetland in Iran
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28.Persian Gates
Nature · Notable
Ancient name of the pass now known as Tang-e Meyran, connecting Yasuj with Sedeh to the east
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29.Mount Khajeh
Nature · Notable
Black basalt hill in Lake Hamun, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran
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42.Zendan-e Soleyman
Nature · Hidden gem
Dormant volcano mountain in Takab County, Iranian national heritage site
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44.Dashkasan Temple
Nature · Hidden gem
Three cave complex in Soltaniyeh County, Iranian national heritage site
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54.Mangrove forests of Qeshm
Nature · Hidden gem
Mangrove forests near and on the island of Qeshm in the Persian Gulf, Iran
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77.Pirgel Mud Volcano
Nature · Hidden gem
Historic building in Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran
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81.Shir-Abad Waterfall
Nature · Hidden gem
It consists of 12 waterfalls and is one of the most important natural monuments in northern Iran
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85.Plane of Shirin and Farhad
Nature · 15th century · Hidden gem
Tree in Kermanshah, Iranian national natural heritage site
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91.Daruneh Cave
Nature · 12th century · Hidden gem
Cave in Bardaskan County, Iranian national heritage site
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105.Khabr National Park and Ruchun Wildlife Refuge
Nature · 20th century · Hidden gem
National park in Iran
Questions about this page
How many nature & landscapes are there in Iran?
108 on this map, out of 25,830 worldwide. That is what Wikidata records for Iran with coordinates, a photograph and a Wikipedia article — the real number on the ground is larger, and for some countries much larger.
What is the best known of the nature & landscapes in Iran?
Urmia Lake. Salt lake in Iran.
Which is the oldest?
Daruneh Cave, dated to 1200. 6 of these 108 carry a founding date.
Where does this information come from?
Every place is drawn from Wikidata (CC0), with photographs from Wikimedia Commons and a link to its English Wikipedia article. Selection is deterministic: a place is here because Wikidata files it under one of the classes this atlas carries and it has coordinates, a photo and an article. Nothing is written or chosen by an AI, and the ranking is simply how many Wikipedia language editions cover a place.