Golestan National Park
Golestan National Park (), commonly known as the Golestan Jungle (), is an Iranian National Park in Golestan Province, northeastern Iran. Geography
The park is located in the eastern Alborz (Elburs) Mountains range and the western edge of the Kopet Dag range. It comprises 91,890 ha. Elevations in the park range from  above sea level. Ecology
Golestan National Park has a variety of habitats, such as deciduous forests, grasslands, shrublands and rocky areas. The diverse flora includes stands of white Eremurus kopetdaghensis, Iris acutiloba subsp. lineolata and Iris kopetdagensis. The wildlife of Iran is very rich and consists of leopard (Panthera pardus), Indian wolf (Canis lupus pallipes), brown bear (Ursus arctos), golden jackal (Canis aureus), wild boar (Sus scrofa), Caspian red deer (Cervus elaphus maral), roe deer (Capreolus capreolus), urial (Ovis orientalis arkal), wild goat (Capra aegagrus), goitered gazelle (Gazella subgutturosa), Caucasian lynx (Lynx lynx dinniki) and porcupine (Hystrix indica). Fishes of Golestan National Park 
''Capoeta capoeta  , Alburnoides bipunctatus , , Squalius cephalus, Luciobarbus capito , Luciobarbus mursa ,  Paracobitis malapterura , Neogobius fluviatilis , Oncorhynchus mykiss'' 
Iran's last known Caspian tigers had occurred in this area before 1960. See also
 
 Caspian Hyrcanian mixed forests
 List of national parks and protected areas of Iran
 Wildlife of Iran

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National parks of Iran
Alborz (mountain range)
Biosphere reserves of Iran
Geography of Golestan Province
Tourist attractions in Golestan Province