{"id":449,"date":"2020-08-27T10:09:02","date_gmt":"2020-08-27T10:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visitsilkroad.org\/staging\/?destination=hirkan-national-park"},"modified":"2024-06-06T01:38:23","modified_gmt":"2024-06-05T17:38:23","slug":"hirkan-national-park","status":"publish","type":"destination","link":"https:\/\/visitsilkroad.org\/destination\/hirkan-national-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Hirkan National Park"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/api.mapbox.com\/styles\/v1\/visitsilkroad\/clvl3cel701dq01phev10aq9m\/static\/pin-s+ff0000(48.6927919,38.4742521)\/48.6927919,38.4742521,12.5,0\/725x300?access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoidmlzaXRzaWxrcm9hZCIsImEiOiJjbHV2YWEzbDMwMWRvMmpvYXd1NzRkNDcwIn0.iA4-BEz1MfIrSQRk3uxVkw\">\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Getting There<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>400 kilometers from Baku, Hirkan National Park is located in Lankaran and Astara regions in the south of Azerbaijan. You may get to Lankaran or Astara on a bus from the Baku International Bus Station and then take a taxi to the Park. If on a personal car, make sure to include the visit to Hirkan National Park to your itinerary as you visit the south of Azerbaijan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What to Expect<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The area of the Hirkan National Park preserves many endemic flora and fauna species, including the rare Persian leopard inhabiting the area. The place is a great destination for birdwatching and hiking lovers. 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A botanist\u2019s paradise, it protects the spectacular Hirkan Forest, home to many rare and endemic tree species such as the ironwood, which survived the last Ice Age. The park is also one of the last habitats of the endangered Caucasian leopard. 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