Estarom Plain

Estarom village, in Behshahr County, is one of the most popular destinations for travellers, with its endlessly beautiful and charming scenery. The village has a mild, pleasant climate, which has attracted many visitors from different parts of Iran. With its dense, abundant forests, Estarom is an ideal destination for nature tourism. A trip to this area of Mazandaran Province will be an enjoyable and memorable experience, especially if you share it with your loved ones. You can visit this beautiful area in spring and summer and enjoy its scenery. Thanks to its mild, humid climate, the area welcomes many travellers and tourists from Iran and abroad every year.

The name of Estarom village consists of two parts, "Esta" and "Ram". "Esta" is a shortened form of "Avesta", the holy book of the Zoroastrian religion, and "Ram" is a shortened form of "Rameh", meaning people or an army. The area also has a spectacular field of sunflowers, which is one of the main attractions of Estarom village. The field is accessible near the main road, after passing through the city of Behshahr. The sunflower field gives the area a special beauty and catches the eye of every visitor.

Because it lies on the slopes of the Alborz mountains, Estarom village in Behshahr has a great diversity of plants and animals. The forests around the village contain many kinds of trees, such as oak, beech, Caucasian zelkova (Persian elm), alder, maple, walnut, hazelnut and wild apple, and under the trees grow various shrubs and plants such as blackberry, barberry, thyme, borage and lemon balm. In the pastures and plains around the village there are various herbaceous plants and crops such as wheat, barley, alfalfa, clover and damask rose. The forests around the village are also home to various mammals, such as wild boar, leopard, bear, wolf, fox, rabbit, squirrel and field mouse, and to birds such as eagle, falcon, chukar partridge, see-see partridge, nightingale, canary and sparrow. In the rocky and mountainous areas around the village you can see reptiles such as snakes and tortoises, and beside the rivers and springs around the village live amphibians such as frogs, toads and salamanders.