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27-816: Ramsar may refer to: Places so named: Ramsar, Mazandaran , city in Iran Ramsar, Rajasthan , village in India Eponyms of the Iranian city: Ramsar Convention , concerning wetlands, signed in Ramsar, Iran Ramsar site , wetland listed in accord with the Ramsar Convention Others Ramsar Palace , a palace in Ramsar, Mazandaran See also [ edit ] Category:Ramsar sites Topics referred to by

54-531: A humid subtropical climate ( Köppen : Cfa , Trewartha : Cf ), with warm, humid summers and cool, damp winters. Ramsar is the cloudiest city in Iran, as well as one of the cloudiest cities of this latitude, with annual sunshine of around 1582 hours. Northern Iran , as well as most portions of Iran, is separated by mountains. As a result, the air in Tehran is very dry. When driving to Ramsar from Tehran, one drives up

81-449: A critical group of 50 residents. The Convention on Wetlands , signed in Ramsar 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 (650,000 sq mi), designated for inclusion in

108-402: A native Iranian "north of Iran" are only the provinces on the south side of Caspian Sea which are Gilān , Māzandarān and Golestān , the last one has been separated from Māzandarān province at 1997. Here is the map of Iran with its provinces . Despite Iranian opinion of the north of Iran, Khorāsan at the east and the two Āzerbāijān s at the west side of Iran are geographically at

135-538: A significantly higher expression of the CD69 gene and a higher incidence of stable and unstable chromosomal aberrations . Chromosomal aberrations have been found in other studies. Pending further study, the potential health risks had moved scientists in 2001–02 to call for relocation of the residents and regulatory control of new construction. The radioactivity is due to the local geology. Underground water dissolves radium in uraniferous igneous rock and carries it to

162-405: A slightly reduced lung cancer rate and non-significantly elevated morbidity , but the small size of the population (only 1800 inhabitants in the highest-irradiated areas) will require a longer monitoring period to draw definitive conclusions. Furthermore, there are questions regarding possible non-cancer effects of the radiation background. An Iranian study has shown that people in the area have

189-627: 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 (17 mi) south of Ramsar and 2,700 metres (8,900 ft) above sea level in the Alborz mountains is Javaher Deh village, which is an important tourist attraction in Ramsar county. The road from Ramsar to Javaher Deh connects

216-533: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Ramsar, Mazandaran In 1971, Ramsar hosted the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance , also known as the Convention on Wetlands . This international treaty for the conservation and sustainable use of designated wetlands (which under the treaty are known as Ramsar sites )

243-471: The ICRP -recommended limit for exposure to the public from artificial sources. Record levels were found in a house where the effective radiation dose due to external radiation was 131 mSv/a, and the committed dose from radon was 72 mSv/a. This unique case is over 80 times higher than the world average background radiation . One of the most commonly used models of radiation-induced cancer posits that

270-722: 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 , Canada (in 1987). Ramsar

297-462: The city to Safarood forest park. Ramsar is twinned with: [REDACTED] Iran portal Northern Iran Northern Iran ( Persian : شمال , romanized :  Shomal , lit.   'North'), is a geographical term that refers to a relatively large and fertile area, consisting of the southern border of the Caspian Sea and the Alborz mountains. It includes

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324-474: The city's population. Their dialect of Gilaki is similar to that found in eastern Gilan and belongs to the Eastern or Bie-Pish branch. At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 31,659 in 9,241 households. The following census in 2011 counted 32,294 people in 10,432 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 35,997 people in 12,153 households. Ramsar has

351-411: The ear], related to them is the language of Tabaristan, [similar] save for its speediness." The next province is Gilān , people of Gil ā n have three major languages: Gilaki language , Rudbāri and Tāleshi with some other old languages which are spoken in small region on Gilān only. In the western side of Gilān people speak some sort of Gilaki which is heavily mixed with Āzari Turkish ,

378-518: The first Pahlavi period , with the rule of Reza Shah and with the support of the government, it became a beautiful city with many tourist facilities. Ramsar is the westernmost county and city in Mazandaran . It borders the Caspian Sea to the north, Rudsar county of Gilan province to the west, Qazvin Province to the south, and Tonekabon to the east. The Gilaks form the majority of

405-471: The language They speak Tabari ( Mazandarani and Katuli), Gilaki language, Talshi language and Tati language. In addition to their mother tongue, the people of northern Iran also speak Persian .Iran is a very diverse country. "Dialect wise" there are different sub-languages and dialects of native speakers in the north of Iran as well the rest of the country. From the east to the west there are five major languages and hundreds of local dialects. If you talk to

432-575: The lowest population with 1,868,819 people. The total population of the 3 provinces according to 2016 census was 7,683,097 people, with 2,486,429 households. The northern provinces of Iran are the motherland and fatherland of the Tabari people ( Mazandarani and Katul people), Gilaks , Talashes , Tats , and the majority of the population of these three provinces are the Tabaris ( Mazandarani and Katul people), Gilaks , Talashes , and Tats , who speak

459-664: The mountains until arriving at a tunnel. On passing through this tunnel and coming out the other side, the environment is very different; it is more humid and green due to moisture from the Caspian Sea , and this abundance of mist and rain is part of the attraction for tourists from the desert zones of Iran. Ramsar's Talesh Mahalleh district is the most radioactive inhabited area known on Earth, due to nearby hot springs and building materials originating from around them. A combined population of 2,000 residents from this district and other high radiation neighborhoods receive an average radiation dose of 10 mSv per year, ten times more than

486-469: The north of Iran, therefore, their languages have been included in this article. From the northeast, Khorasan which is a large province laid out from the north to the middle south of Iran and is a neighbor to the Afghanistan border. The language from the north to the south of this province changes drastically, In the north of Khorāsan people speak “ Ghaz Turkish ” going from the north to the middle of

513-442: The province, the dialect changes to some sort of Arabic which belonged to an old Iraqi Arabic language. This language has been mixed drastically with Persian language which makes it impossible for an Arab speaker to understand it. There are some Kurdish speakers in the north of khorāsan as well. From the north of Iran heading to the west, the next province is Golestān which has its own diversity in languages. until 1997 Golestān

540-500: The provinces of Gilan , Mazandaran , and Golestan (ancient kingdom of Hyrcania , medieval region of Tabaristan ). The major provinces, Gilan and Mazandaran, are covered with dense forests, snow-covered mountains and impressive sea shores. The major cities are Rasht , Gorgan , Sâri , Bâbol , Babolsar Amol , Qaem Shahr , Gonbad-e Kavus , Anzali , Lahijan and Behshahr . Northern Iran has numerous villages, particularly Massulé , appreciated by travellers. Northern Iran

567-452: The risk rises linearly with dose at a rate of 5% per Sv. If this linear no-threshold model is correct, it should be possible to observe an increased incidence of cancer in Ramsar through careful long-term studies currently underway. Early anecdotal evidence from local doctors and preliminary cytogenetic studies suggested that there may be no such harmful effect, and possibly even a radio-adaptive effect. More recent epidemiological data show

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594-448: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Ramsar . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ramsar&oldid=1174200926 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

621-507: The surface through at least nine known hot springs. These are used as spas by locals and tourists. Some of the radium precipitates into travertine , a form of limestone , and the rest diffuses into the soil , where it is absorbed by crops and mixes with drinking water. Residents have unknowingly used the radioactive limestone as a building material for their homes. The stone irradiates the inhabitants and generates radon gas which typically promotes lung cancer . Crops contribute 72 μSv/yr to

648-583: Was a part of Māzandarān province. The main languages from the east to the west in this province are Turkmen , Turkish and then Māzandarāni which is among the oldest written languages of the country. Māzandarāni Māzandarān is the neighboring province which has the language of Māzandarāni all over the province which has over tens of different dialects in different regions. , almost all of them are sub categories of Māzandarāni . Native people of Māzandarān call themselves Tabari and their Mazanderani language . The name Tapuri / Tabari (which

675-489: Was a trendy spot during the Pahlavi era , especially among foreign tourists. It was a luxurious place that provided all types of modern recreational facilities as well as tourism infrastructure. Today, it's mostly visited by domestic tourists . Mazandaran is the most populous of the 3 provinces of northern Iran, with 3,283,582 people at the time of 2016 census. Gilan's population in 2016 was 2,530,696 people and Golestan had

702-456: Was signed in and named after the city of Ramsar. Ramsar lies on the Caspian Sea . It was also known as Sakhtsar in the past. The climate of Ramsar is hot and humid in summer and mild in winter. The proximity of the forest and the sea in this city attracts tourists in all seasons. Ramsar has an airport. The city of Ramsar was a small village in western Mazandaran until the Qajar period, and during

729-451: Was the name of an ancient language spoken somewhere in former Tapuria) is now used in preference to the name Mazandarani by the young. The earliest references to the language of Mazandaran, called Tabari, are to be found in the works of the early Muslim geographers. Al-Muqaddasī (or Moqaisi, 10th century), for example, notes: "The languages of Komish and Gurgan are similar, they use hā , as in hā-dih and hāk-un , and they are sweet [to

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