Ramsar
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Ramsar was a popular vacation resort for visiting Americans during the Shah's era. It continues to serve as an important tourist destination for Iranians.
Ramsar (in Persian: رامسر) is a town in Mazandaran province of Iran, at the Caspian Sea.
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[edit] 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.
[edit] Radioactivity
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]
[edit] Miscellaneous
Ramsar Convention has been 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.
[edit] 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.
[edit] External links
- Ramsar's tourism
- Ramsar's radioactivity
- Radon
- Photos of Ramsar (Permission to use and copy these photos is hereby granted provided the above copyright notice appears in all the copies and modified versions of photos.)
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