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Northeastern Iranناريا یقرش لامش
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Why Go?
Sandwiched between the vast desert emptiness of the Dasht-e Kavir and the steppes of
Central Asia, northeastern Iran has a spine of mountains that become more lushly forested
as you head west. East of Minudasht the wilderness has been declared the Golestan
(Paradise) National Park. Above the overdeveloped Caspian coast rise more forests and the
grand Alborz Mountains.
Mashhad's extraordinarily grand Haram-e Razavi complex surrounding the tomb of
Imam Reza is Iran's holiest site and draws millions of pilgrims each year. Mashhad is also
the logical staging point for visiting Afghanistan or Turkmenistan.
