A day out to mount Damavand area and its natural poppy fields
June 15th 2014 A day to mount Damavand area and its natural poppy fields
Lar National Park (around 30,000 hectares) is a protected area on the foot of Mount Damavand. It takes around 2 hours to go there from Tehran. Mount Damavand is a potentially active volcano and the highest peak in Iran (5671m), and has a special place in Persian mythology and folklore.
Damavand is the symbol of Iranian res
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