Geno Biosphere Reserve
The Geno Biosphere Reserve, with a total area of 27,500 hectares, situated in the Hormozgan province of Iran. It has been designated as a protected area by the Iranian Department of Environment in 1976.[2]
UNESCO reported about 40,300 people living within the boundaries of the biosphere reserve in 2000.[2]
Beside a number of hot springs situated in the area, flora and fauna include:[3][4][5]
- Flora: pomegranate, date palm, black maidenhair fern, caraway, common yarrow, pennyroyal, milkweed, primrose
- Fauna:
- mammals: gazelle, gray wolf, bear, fox, leopard, wild boar, hyena, jackal, rabbit,
- birds: grey partridge, eagle, falcon, Eurasian collared dove, see-see partridge, common wood pigeon, cinereous vulture, lark, pipit, common house martin, white-eared bulbul
Gallery
See also
References
- ^ "UNESCO Biosphere Reserve Directory".
- ^ a b "UNESCO Biosphere Reserve Directory". Retrieved 20 August 2012.
- ^ fa:منطقه حفاظت شده گنو, Retrieved 20 August 2012[circular reference]
- ^ "IranDeserts Web Portal" (in Persian). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
- ^ "IranDeserts Web Portal" (in Persian). Archived from the original on 30 June 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
External links
- Map on Wikimapia
- Medicinal plants of the Geno protected area
- Hormozgan Dept. of Environment info page
27°23′N 56°07′E / 27.383°N 56.117°E / 27.383; 56.117
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- Bakhtegan (IW)
- Bamou
- Bojagh (IW)
- Dayer-Nakhiloo
- Ghamishloo
- Ghatroyeh
- Golestan (BR)
- Kavir (BR)
- Khabr
- Khojir
- Kiasar
- Kolahghazi
- Lar
- Nayband
- Paband
- Salouk
- Sarigol
- Siyahkooh
- Sorkh-e Hesar
- Tandooreh
- Tang-e Sayad
- Khar Turan (BR)
- Lake Urmia (BR, IW)
- Alam-Kuh
- Damavand
- Sabalan
- Sarv-e Abarkuh
- Taftan
- Alvand
- Arasbaran (BR)
- Arjan and Parishan (BR, IW)
- Dena
- Dinar Kouh
- Gando (IW)
- Geno (BR)
- Hara (BR, IW)
- Haraz
- Heleh (IW)
- Jajrud
- Kabir Kouh
- Karkas
- Karkheh
- Kavir (BR)
- Koulak
- Manesht
- Mianjangal
- Mozaffari
- Siahkeshim (IW)
- Touran (BR)
BR: Biosphere Reserve - IW: International Wetland (Ramsar Site) - All names as inscribed by the Department of Environment, Iran