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شمال ایران یا بطور کوتاه شُمال اصطلاحی است جغرافیایی که به سرزمینی نسبتاً کم‌وسعت اما سرسبز و حاصلخیز در جنوب دریای مازندران و شمال رشته‌کوه البرز گفته می‌شود و شامل استان‌های گیلان و مازندران و بخشی از استان گلستان است.
راه‌های اصلی ورود به شمال جاده‌های هراز، چالوس، فیروزکوه، قزوین-رشت، گردنه حیران و جاده مشهد-گرگان هستند.
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In Iran, this ecoregion includes the coast along the Caspian Sea and the northern slopes of the AlborzMountains. It covers parts of five provinces of Iran from east to west including: North Khorasan Province, Golestan Province (entirely southern and southwestern areas as well as parts of the eastern regions of the Gorgan plain, totaling an area of 421,373 hectares (1,041,240 acres). Golestan National Park and Shastkolateh forest watershed are located in Golestan Province), Mazandaran Province (the total area of the Hyrcanian forest is estimated at 965,000 ha (2,380,000 acres). From these forests, 487,195 ha (1,203,890 acres) are used commercially, 184,000 ha (450,000 acres) are protected and the rest are regarded as forest lands or over-used forests. The total of the forest woods used in this province is estimated at 770,551 cubic metres (27,211,800 cu ft). The Kojoor, Dohezar and Sehezar forest watersheds are located in Mazandaran province), Gilan province (these forests are graded from 1 to 3 with an area of 107,894 ha (266,610 acres); 182,758 ha (451,600 acres) and 211,972 ha (523,790 acres), respectively. The commercial utilization is 184,202 m3 (6,505,000 cu ft) and the non-commercial utilization is 126,173 m3 (4,455,800 cu ft). Masooleh, Ghaleh Roodkhan and Astara forest watersheds are located in Gilan province) and Ardabil Province. At higher elevations to the south, the ecoregion grades into the Elburz Range forest steppe ecoregion. In southeast Azerbaijan, this ecoregion includes the Lankaran Lowland and the Talysh Mountains. The ecoregion’s climate is semi-subtropical with most precipitation occurring in fall, winter, and spring. The Alborz mountain range is the highest mountain range in the Middle East which captures the moisture of the Caspian Sea. Annual rainfall ranges from 900 mm (35 in) in the north to 1,600 mm (63 in) in the south, making this ecoregion considerably lusher than the desert, semi-desert, and steppe ecoregions on its borders.
