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National Botanical Garden of Iran

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+98 21 4478 7285

National Botanical Garden of Iran

Address
  
Tehran Province, Tehran, District 22, كرج، خروجي پيكانشهر، بيست متري دوم سرو آزاد، بلوارو مراتع، موسسه تحقيقات جنگلها و مراتع كشور, Bagh-Giahshenaasi Blvd, 13185116, Iran

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Closed today Nowruz might affect these hoursTuesday(Nowruz)ClosedWednesday(Nowruz)9:30AM–5PMHours might differThursday(Nowruz)9:30AM–5PMHours might differFriday(Nowruz)9:30AM–5PMHours might differSaturday9:30AM–5PMSunday9:30AM–5PMMondayClosedSuggest an edit

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National botanical garden of iran


National Botanical Garden of Iran (Persian: باغ گیاه‌شناسی ملی ایران‎‎) is a Botanical Garden in Tehran, Iran. Its area is about 150 hectares and is planned to be the main center for horticulture and plant taxonomy in Iran. A herbarium of Iranian plants (TARI) is gradually being built up and now consists of some 160,000 numbers. Also there are gardens of non-Iranian plants such as Himalayan, American, Japanese, African, and Australian.

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The garden also contains an arboretum, Six lakes, hills (to represent the Alborz and Zagros mountains and Himalayas), rock garden, a waterfall, a wetland, desert plants areas, a salt lake and a wadi, a river about 1 km long, systematic area, fruit garden, picnic area with some pavilions and other facilities. The botanical and horticultural library has more than 11,000 volumes.

National botanical garden of iran


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National Botanical Garden of Iran Wikipedia