Nayband Wildlife Sanctuary
Nayband Wildlife Sanctuary, Naybandan Wildlife Refuge or Nayband National Park is a National Park in Iran. It is situated in South Khorasan Province at 180 km south of Tabas, near the provincial city of Birjand, and Neyshabur and Mashhad from the Razavi Khorasan Province. With a size of 1.5 million hectare it is the largest reserve in Iran. It has various topographic areas like mountains, plains, sand plains, hilly desert plains, and water with different taste from the most salty water to the freshest water. The height of this refuge is varying from 680m to 3009m from sea level, the climate variety is from the hottest part in the southeastern point of Nayband Mountain (Dig-e-Rustam) the coldest part in northeastern part of Nayband Mountain (Aliabad). It has recently been given legal protection and is known today to hold the highest population of the Asiatic cheetah. Since 2006, it was estimated that at least 15 cheetahs live there.
Fauna
Mammals like Asiatic cheetahs, Persian leopard, caracal, wild goat, jebeer gazelle, wild sheep, mouflon, ibex, Blandford’s fox, Rüppell's fox, and exotic and valuable birds like bustard, cuckoo, Pleske’s ground jay, and other birds such as partridge, crao, hoopoe, lark, horned lark, different types of owls, eagles, vultures, and reptilians like jafari snakes, viper, camel snake, asp, horned asp, lizards, geckos, and rodents like rats, porcupines and insect-eaters like hedgehog, and bats.
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Coordinates: 32°30′00″N 57°30′00″E / 32.5000°N 57.50000°E
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