Ramsar 743124 213054654 2008-05-17T15:35:41Z Geoffg 974201 {{for|the wetland preservation organization|Ramsar Convention}} '''Ramsar''' (in [[Persian language|Persian]]: رامسر) is a town in the [[Mazandaran]] [[Provinces of Iran|province]] of [[Iran]], on the coast of the [[Caspian Sea]]. It was also known as Sakhtsar in the past. Natives of Ramsar speak the Gilaki language. ==Location== 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. [[Image:MazandaranRamsar.PNG|thumb|center|500px|Map showing position of Ramsar county as well as Ramsar city in [[Mazandaran]] province]] ==Tourism== Ramsar is a popular sea resort for Iranian tourists. The town also offers [[hot spring]]s, the green forests of the [[Alborz]] Mountains and the vacation palace of the last [[Shah]], which is currently the Ramsar Hotel. Twenty-seven kilometres south of Ramsar and 2700 meters above sea leavel in the Alborz mountains is Javaherdeh village, which is an important tourist attraction in Ramsar county. ==Radioactivity== [[Image:Palais ramsar.jpg|thumb|right|Another palace in Ramsar.]]Some points in Ramsar have the highest concentrations of [[natural radioactivity]] of the world, due to the activity of [[hot spring]]s. The peak dose of radiation received by a person living in Ramsar over one year is 260 [[sievert|mSv]].[http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/309/5736/883] ==Ramsar Convention== The [[Ramsar Convention|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 157 Contracting Parties to the Convention, with 1708 wetland sites, totaling 1,530,000 square kilometres, designated for inclusion in the Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance. ==External links== * [http://www.irantour.org/Iran/city/RAMSAR.html Ramsar's tourism] * [http://www.ecolo.org/documents/documents_in_english/ramsar-natural-radioactivity/ramsar.html Ramsar's radioactivity] * [http://www.lewrockwell.com/sardi/sardi26.html Radon] * [http://www.intercaspian.com/photobank/ir/mazandaran/pb_mazandaran1.html Photos of Ramsar <small>(Permission to use and copy these photos is hereby granted provided the above copyright notice appears in all the copies and modified versions of photos.)</small>] [http://sitra.blogfa.com ramsar] {{Counties of Mazandaran}} {{mazandaran-geo-stub}} {{coor title dm|36|55|N|50|40|E|type:city}} [[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Mazandaran Province]] [[Category:Caspian Sea]] [[de:Ramsar]] [[es:Ramsar (Irán)]] [[fa:رامسر]] [[fr:Ramsar (Iran)]] [[glk:رامسر]] [[ko:람사르]] [[it:Ramsar]] [[nl:Ramsar]] [[ja:ラームサル]] [[pt:Ramsar]] [[ro:Ramsar]] [[ru:Рамсар]] [[fi:Ramsar]] [[sv:Ramsar]] [[tg:Ромсар]]