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The Geno Biosphere Reserve, with a total area of 27,500 hectares, situated in the Hormozgan province of Iran. It has been designated as a protected area by the Iranian Department of Environment in 1976.

UNESCO reported about 40,300 people living within the boundaries of the biosphere reserve in 2000.

Beside a number of hot springs situated in the area, flora and fauna include:

• Flora: pomegranate, date palm, black maidenhair fern, caraway, common yarrow, pennyroyal, milkweed, primrose
• Fauna:
  • mammals: gazelle, gray wolf, bear, fox, leopard, wild boar, hyena, jackal, rabbit,
  • birds: grey partridge, eagle, falcon, Eurasian collared dove, see-see partridge, common wood pigeon, cinereous vulture, lark, pipit, common house martin, white-eared bulbul

Gallery

See also

• International Network of Geoparks
• List of Geoparks

References

1. "UNESCO Biosphere Reserve Directory".
2. ^ "UNESCO Biosphere Reserve Directory". Retrieved 20 August 2012.
3. fa:منطقه حفاظت شده گنو, Retrieved 20 August 2012
4. "IranDeserts Web Portal" (in Persian). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
5. "IranDeserts Web Portal" (in Persian). Archived from the original on 30 June 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2012.

External links

• Map on Wikimapia
• Medicinal plants of the Geno protected area
• Hormozgan Dept. of Environment info page

27°23′N 56°07′E / 27.383°N 56.117°E / 27.383; 56.117

v t e Hormozgan province, Iran
Capital	Bandar Abbas
Counties and cities	Abumusa County Abu Musa Bandar Abbas County Bandar Abbas Fin Bandar Lengeh County Bandar Charak Bandar Lengeh Kish Kong Bashagard County Sardasht Bastak County Bastak Jenah Kukherd Hajjiabad County Fareghan Hajjiabad Jask County Jask Khamir County Bandar Khamir Ruydar Minab County Hasht Bandi Minab Senderk Sirik Parsian County Parsian Qeshm County Dargahan Hormuz Qeshm Suza Rudan County Rudan Ziarat-e Ali
Sights	Boz Dam Caravanserai of Bastak Castle of Aamaj Castle of Siba Dariush Grand Hotel Dasak Mountain Fort of Our Lady of the Conception Geno Biosphere Reserve Hara forests of Qeshm Harireh Hindu Temple, Bandar Abbas The Historic Bath of Siba Khe Aab Mountain Kish Island Greek Ship Lashtan Castle, Bandar Lengeh Mehran River Nakh Mountain Paraw Kukherd Portuguese Castle, Qeshm Island Takhti Stadium Terenah Zeer Mountain
populated places	List of cities, towns and villages in Hormozgan Province
See also	Greater and Lesser Tunbs Hendurabi Hengam Island Hormuz Island Larak Island Lavan Island Shidvar Island Sirri Island Strait of Hormuz

• Biosphere reserves of Iran
• Global Geoparks Network members
• Geoparks in Iran
• Geography of Hormozgan province