🌲 Hyrcanian Forests
Dangyaband (Northern HNP), Azerbaijan
Dangyaband (Northern HNP), located in Azerbaijan, is one of the components of the UNESCO World Heritage Site known as the Hyrcanian Forests.
📋 Fast Facts
- Ancient temperate deciduous forest ecosystem surviving since the Tertiary period
- Stretches along the southern coast of the Caspian Sea, primarily Iran with extensions into Azerbaijan
- Harbors over 3,200 vascular plant species, many endemic and relict
- Home to Persian leopard, brown bear, Caucasian lynx, and golden eagle
The Hyrcanian Forests represent a rare relict ecosystem along the Caspian Sea's southern coast, spanning Iran and Azerbaijan ...