Ramsar, Mazandaran
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Ramsar Persian: رامسر |
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From top left, Ramsar Old Hotel, Sunset at Caspian Sea, Statue of Esfandiyār, Ramsar Marble Palace, Ramsar Hotel Walkway, Ramsar Campus of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences and Ramsar Gondola lift (Ramsar Télécabine)
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| Motto: The Paradise on Earth (Behesht-e rooy-e Zamin) | |
 Ramsar
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| Coordinates: 36°54′11″N 50°39′30″E / 36.90306°N 50.65833°ECoordinates: 36°54′11″N 50°39′30″E / 36.90306°N 50.65833°E | |
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 Iran
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| Province | Mazandaran |
| County | Ramsar |
| Bakhsh | Central |
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| • Mayor (Ŝahrdār) | Mohsen Morradi |
| Elevation | -21 m (−69 ft) |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Total | 33,018 |
| Time zone | IRST (UTC+3:30) |
| • Summer (DST) | IRDT (UTC+4:30) |
| Website | http://www.sh-ramsar.ir |
Ramsar (Persian: رامسر, also Romanized as Rāmsar and Rānsar; formerly, Sakht Sar) is a city in and the capital of Ramsar County, Mazandaran Province, Iran. At the 2012 census, its population was 33,018, in 9,421 families.
Ramsar lies on the coast of the Caspian Sea. It was also known as Sakhtsar in the past. The native people in Ramsar are Gilaks and they speak Gilaki language. They are also able to speak Persian, the official language of Iran.
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.
Ramsar is a popular sea resort for Iranian tourists. The town also offers hot springs, the green forests of the Alborz Mountains, the vacation palace of the last Shah, and the Hotel Ramsar. Twenty-seven kilometres south of Ramsar and 2700 meters above sea level in the Alborz mountains is Javaher Deh village, which is an important tourist attraction in Ramsar county.
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 160 Contracting Parties to the Convention, with 1920 wetland sites, totaling 1,680,000 square kilometres, designated for inclusion in the Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance. Presently, there are 160 contracting parties, up from 119 in 2000 and from 18 initial signatory nations in 1971. Signatories meet every three years as the Conference of the Contracting Parties (COP), the first held in Cagliari, Italy in 1980. Amendments to the original convention have been agreed to in Paris (in 1982) and Regina (in 1987).
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