Kelardasht

Kelārdascht, Kalārdascht or Kelardasht (Persian کلاردشت ) is a valley in the Alborz mountain range in the province Māzandarān in northern Iran. It is located in the district of Chalus, 30 km south of Abbas - Ābād and west of Marzan - Ābād. In the valley there are 30 villages.

In the center of Kelārdascht valley of the same town with a population of 5131 in 1996., The city consists of five boroughs, said Hasan -kif is the main shopping and administrative center.

The original agricultural land was sold in recent years as land to city dwellers, especially from Tehran but also from other parts of the country and built houses on it. The annually published summer visitors trying to escape the heat here. Even visitors from the neighboring Arab countries of the Persian Gulf on hold during the summer in the valley. It is above all the beauty of nature and the cool climate that she is moving here. The area around Rūdbarak is also suitable for climbing and is a popular destination for ecotourism.

In Kelārdascht area you will find enclaves of Kurmanji - speaking Kurds, often Darwische - as enclaves of Gilakern. A well-known product of this area is the Kelārdascht carpet.

In the archaeological site kelar - Tappeh ( kelar Hill ) were artifacts from the Neolithic period ensured. Achaemenian and Sassanian gold and silver finds from Kelārdascht are exhibited in the National Museum of Iran in Tehran.

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Achaemenid gold cup Kelārdascht