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About Mazandaran : Mazandaran is one of the 28 provinces of Iran which is located in the north of the country. This province enjoys a colorful historic background which extends for many centuries . In the north of the province, there is the Caspian Sea which is the largest lake in the world. However, a large part of the province is taken by the Alborz Range with its magnificent Damavand, leaving only a narrow coastal strip in the west.
At its narrowest and most
The province of Mazandaran covers an area of 24091 Sq.km . It has a latitude of 35 - 38 47" and a longitude of 5016 - 5610" .The population of the province according to the census, is estimated to be about 2.8 millions. Mazandaran with its highly fertile land and many food production industries and other natural sources (e.g. Oil & Gas) enjoys a very important position as the food, agriculture and biotechnology basket of the country as well as a industrial roll at home. Almost 90% of its land area is presently under cultivation for rice, wheat, cereals, soya, cotton, tobacco, sugar- beet and numerous other vegetables . Beside dairy and canned food products, the main industrial units of the province are also engaged in the production of textiles, leather, wood and paper.
The province enjoys a moderate, semitropical climate with an average temperature of 25 in summer and about 8 in winter. Although snow may fall heavily in the mountains in winter, it rarely falls around sea lines.It is the only province in the north connected to the capital of Iran through the three highways of "Haraz", "Kandovan" and "Firoozkooh" while Sari, Nowshahr and Ramsar airports connect it to the other parts of the country. It is hoped that all these amenities will provide a pleasant environment for Iranian as well as overseas students and researchers during their stay in the province.
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point, the thickly forested northern slopes of the Alborz
roll almost to the sea.
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