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Region in Iran
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Caspian Iran, also known as Northern Iran, is a beautiful region of Iran along the coast of the Caspian Sea. The forested coastal plains rise up quickly into the Alborz Mountains. The region consists of the three provinces of Gilan, Mazandaran and Golestan.
There are airports in Rasht (RAS), Ramsar (RZR), Nowshahr (NSH), Sari (SRY), Amol, Gorgan (GBT), Gonbad, and other cities.
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By bus
Bus tickets are cheap in Iran. Choose a VIP bus, if available, since ordinary (maamooli) buses stop often because stations are close to each other in this densely populated region of Iran.
By taxi
There are many stations for taxis (savari).
By car
If you are driving a car, do not underestimate the chaos of traffic in this densely populated—and highly visited—area.
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Aqqala is a city of 35,000 people (2016) in northern Iran, 20 km north of the larger city of Gorgan.
Babol (Mazanderani: باوول, Persian: بابل) is a city in the Caspian region of Iran, north-east of Tehran and about 30 km from Sari. It is the chief commercial centre of Mazandaran Province and was once the major trading center of northern Iran.
Babolsar is a city in Mazandaran province Iran.
Behshahr is a city of 95,000 (2016) on the coast of the Caspian Sea, at the foot of the Alborz mountains in the Caspian Region in Iran.
Bandar Torkaman is a town in the Caspian Sea region of Iran.
Fouman (also Romanized as Fooman, Fūman, Fowman, Fowmen, and Fumen) is a city of 36,000 people (2016) near the foothills of the Talysh Highlands. It is surrounded by gardens, forests, mountains and paddy fields.
Ghaemshahr (Qaemshahr) is a city in Caspian Iran, 260 km north of Tehran, in northern Iran.
Gorgan is a city in the Caspian Region in Iran.
Masouleh is a small mountain village in Caspian Iran. Masouleh architecture is unique.
sea resort backed by verdant mountains popular with Iranians; offering hot springs as well
Rasht is a city in the north of Iran around 40 km from the shore of the Caspian Sea. Rasht is known in Iran for its beauty and its parks.
Sari is a city in the beautiful Caspian region of Iran with about half a million people residing in the town and same amount in the suburbs, on the left side of Tajan River and about 20 km south of the Caspian (Mazandaran) Sea. Sari is in the north of Iran on the northern slopes of Elburz mountains.
Shahkooh is a village in Golestan Province between Gorgan and Shahroud.
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