Barm Plain

Dasht-e Barm Rural District, Iran

Dasht-e Barm Forest, also known as Mian Kotal Recreation Area, is the largest oak forest in Iran and the Middle East. It is located in the central district of Kazerun County, southwestern Iran. The forest is part of the Arjan and Parishan Protected Area, listed by UNESCO as a Biosphere Reserve. The Mian Kotal protected zone, which forms part of this forest, is the main habitat of the Persian fallow deer (Dama mesopotamica) and several other rare species. Within the forest also lies the Mian Kotal Caravanserai, the only completely stone-built Caravanserai in Iran.

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