Hyrcana National Park

The Hirkan National Park was established in 2004 in two districts of Azerbaijan: Liankaran and Astara. The area of this national park is 42,797 hectares, and they are all occupied by the picturesque bright greenery of numerous plants. The purpose of the creation of the Hirkan National Park was to protect the landscapes of the humid subtropics from harmful human influence, as well as to protect endemic and relict plant species.

Of the plants distributed in Azerbaijan, 1900 species grow in the Hirkan forests, including 162 endemic, 95 rare, 38 endangered species. Among them are listed in the Red Book - Hyrkan boxwood, iron tree, chestnut oak, figs, pear Hyrkan, albion Lankaran, Caucasian persimmon, alder and others.