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Ramsar (in Persian: رامسر) is a town in Mazandaran province of Iran, at the Caspian Sea. It was also known as Sakhtsar in the past. People in Ramsar speak a Gilaki dialect of the Persian Language.

Tourism

For the tourists, it's a sea resort, offers thermal stations, green forests of the Alborz Mountains and the palace of the last Shah. Twenty-seven kilometres south of Ramsar, 2700 meters above sea leavel in the Alborz mountains, is the Javaherdeh village, which is an important tourist attraction in Ramsar county.

Radioactivity

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Another palace in Ramsar.
Some places in this town have the highest concentration of natural radioactivity of the world, which is released by hot springs. The peak dose of radiation received by a person living in Ramsar over one year is 260 mSv.[1]

Miscellaneous

The Ramsar Convention was signed in Ramsar. The Convention on Wetlands, signed in Ramsar, Iran, in 1971, is an intergovernmental treaty which provides the framework for national action and international cooperation for the conservation and wise use of wetlands and their resources. There are presently 145 Contracting Parties to the Convention, with 1435 wetland sites, totaling 1,251,000 square kilometres, designated for inclusion in the Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance.

Location

Ramsar is the westernmost county and city in Mazandaran. It borders the Caspian Sea to the north, Gilan province to the west, Qazvin Province to the south, and Tonekabon to the east.
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Map showing position of Ramsar county as well as Ramsar city in Mazandaran province

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Counties (and Cities) of Mazandaran
Amol (Ask - Amol - Gazenak - Niyak - Rineh) Babol (Amirkola - Babol - Galoogah - Gatab - Khoshroodpey - Marzikola - Zargar Mahalleh) — Babolsar (Babolsar - Bahnamir - Kalleh Bast) — Behshahr (Behshahr - Galoogah - Khalil Shahr - Rostamkola) — Chalus (Chalus - Kelardasht - Marzan Abad) — Juybar (Juybar - Koohi Kheyl) — Mahmood Abad (Fereydoon Kenar - Mahmood Abad - Sorkhrood) — Neka (Neka) — Noor (Baledeh - Chamestan - Izadshahr - Noor - Royan) — Noshahr (Noshahr) — Qaemshahr (Kiakola - Qaemshahr) — Ramsar (Katalom and Sadat Shahr - Ramsar) — Sari (Farim - Kiasar - Sari - Soorak) — Savadkuh (Alasht - Pol Sefid - Veresk - Sorkh Abad - Shirgah - Zirab) Tonekabon (Abbas Abad - Kelar Abad - Khorram Abad - Nashtarood - Salmanshahr - Tonekabon)


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Pronunciation: [fɒːɾˈsiː]
Spoken in: Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and areas of Uzbekistan and Pakistan.
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Lake type Endorheic
Saline
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Primary sources Volga River

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Alborz (in Persian البرز), also written as Alburz or Elburz, is a mountain range in northern Iran stretching from the borders of Armenia in the northwest to the southern end of the Caspian (Mazandaran) Sea, and ending in the east at the
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Shah is a Persian term for a monarch (ruler) that has been adopted in many other languages. This term is a Post Islamic Revolution term for monarchs in Iran which is replaced by valie faghih or Supreme Leader.
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Background radiation is the ionizing radiation emitted from a variety of natural and artificial radiation sources. Primary contributions come from:
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hot spring is a spring that is produced by the emergence of geothermally-heated groundwater from the earth's crust. There are hot springs all over the earth, on every continent and even under the oceans and seas.
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The sievert (symbol: Sv) is the SI derived unit of dose equivalent. It attempts to reflect the biological effects of radiation as opposed to the physical aspects, which are characterised by the absorbed dose, measured in grays.
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The Ramsar Convention is an international treaty for the conservation and sustainable utilization of wetlands, i.e. to stem the progressive encroachment on and loss of wetlands now and in the future, recognizing the fundamental ecological functions of wetlands and their economic,
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Coordinates Coordinates:
Lake type Endorheic
Saline
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Primary sources Volga River

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Tonekabon (in Farsi: تنكابن) is a city in Mazandaran Province, Iran, on the shore of the Caspian Sea, formerly known as Shahsavar.

The city is situated 250 kilometres north of Tehran, between Ramsar and Chaloos.
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A Shahrestan (in Persian شهرستان) is a geographical political division in Iran, an area inside an ostan, and consists of a city centre, few bakhsh and many villages around them.
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city is an urban settlement with a particularly important status which differentiates it from a town.

City is primarily used to designate an urban settlement with a large population. However, city may also indicate a special administrative, legal, or historical status.
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Amol County (Persian: شهرستان آمل) is a county in Mazandaran Province in Iran. The capital of the county is Amol.
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Gazenak is a small town of Amol county in Mazandaran. it is located in the haraz road about 70 kilometers south of amol.
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Niyak is a rural village located in the Larijan district of Amol county, in Haraz road between Amol and Tehran, of the Mazandaran in the north of Iran. it is well known because one of major residents of amol are known as Niyaki.
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Rineh is a small city, located in the foot of Mount Damavand, in Mazandaran, Iran. It is the capital of the Larijan district of Amol County.

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Babol County (Persian: شهرستان بابل) is a county in Mazandaran Province in Iran. The capital of the county is Babol.
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Babol is a city in the Iranian province of Mazandaran, north-east of Tehran and about 30 kilometers from Sari. It is the region's chief commercial centre and was once the major trading center of northern Iran. The population is estimated at 204,878 as of 2005.
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Galoogah is a city in Babol County, Mazandaran, Iran.

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Babolsar County (Persian: شهرستان بابلسر) is a county in Mazandaran Province in Iran. The capital of the county is Babolsar.
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Babolsar is a city in Mazandaran province, Iran. It is located on the southern coast of the Caspian sea. Since the Babol river passes through the city, both the bank of the river and the beach of the sea potentially form excellent tourist attractions in the city.
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Bahnamir is a city in Babolsar County, Mazandaran, Iran.

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Behshahr County (Persian: شهرستان بهشهر) is a county in Mazandaran Province in Iran. The capital of the county is Behshahr. The most important towns of the county are Behshahr and Rostamkola.
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Behshahr (بهشهر in Persian), also known as Behshar (older name: Ashraf ol Belād) is a city close to the capital of the province of Mazandaran in Iran. It had an estimated population of 93,282 in 2005.
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Amol (Ask - Amol - Gazenak - Niyak - Rineh) Babol (Amirkola - Babol - Galoogah - Gatab - Khoshroodpey - Marzikola - Zargar Mahalleh) — Babolsar (Babolsar - Bahnamir - Kalleh Bast) — Behshahr (Behshahr
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Rostamkola is a small town in Behshahr County. It is located in the Eastern part of Mazandaran province in north of Iran. Rostamkola is one of the oldest towns in Iran. The population of Rostamkola is about 20,000.
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Chalus County (Persian: شهرستان چالوس) is a county in Mazandaran Province in Iran. The capital of the county is Chalus.
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