Mazandaran is a Caspian province in the north of Iran. Located on the southern coast of the Caspian Sea, it is bordered clockwise by Russia (across the sea), Golestan, Semnan, Tehran, Alborz, Qazvin, and Gilan provinces. Sari is the largest city and the capital of Mazandaran province.

The diverse nature of the province features plains, prairies, forests and rainforest stretching from the sandy beaches of the Caspian Sea to the rugged and snowcapped Alborz sierra, including Mount Damavand, one of the highest peaks and volcanos in Asia.

Photo: Mostafa Shanchi / ISNA

Photo: Mostafa Shanchi / ISNA

Photo: Mostafa Shanchi / ISNA

Photo: Namdar Babaei / ISNA

Photo: Namdar Babaei / ISNA

Photo: Mostafa Shanchi / ISNA

Photo: Namdar Babaei / ISNA

Photo: Mostafa Shanchi / ISNA

Photo: Namdar Babaei / ISNA

Photo: Mostafa Shanchi / ISNA

Photo: Mostafa Shanchi / ISNA

Photo: Mostafa Shanchi / ISNA

Photo: Namdar Babaei / ISNA

Photo: Mostafa Shanchi / ISNA

Photo: Namdar Babaei / ISNA

Photo: Namdar Babaei / ISNA

Photo: Namdar Babaei / ISNA

Photo: Mostafa Shanchi / ISNA

Photo: Mostafa Shanchi / ISNA

Photo: Mostafa Shanchi / ISNA

Sources: ISNA 1, ISNA 2, Wikipedia | Mazandaran Province