Covering an area of 24091.3 square kilometers. The evergreen province of Mazandaran has 1,46 per­cent of the whole area of Iran. It is limited north­ward by the Caspian Sea, eastward by Golestan province, southward by the provinces of Semnan, Te-liran and Qazvin, and westward by Guilan prov­ince. There was always a link between the natural attractions, forest, moun­tain, sea and this legendary land. The Alborz mountain range and the Caspian Sea have created the most beautiful natural views. This province enjoys a temperate weather. Its southern part is mountain­ous and the coastal plains lie in its northern part. The most important rivers flowing in this province are Safarood, Do-Hezar, Se-Hezar, Chaloos, Haraz, Babol, Talar, Tajan and Neka. The Caspian Sea is regarded as a valuable treasure of marine animals whose caviar, famous as Black Pearls, is one of the country's important ex­ports.

Having 15 cities and 63 towns, this area enjoys extensive rice paddies, grain fields and citrus or­chards. Mazandaran is connected to Tehran and the other cities of Iran by the highways of Haraz, Kandavan and Firoozkooh, the road from Kiasar to Semnan, the northern trans-Iranian railway and the international airports in Dasht-e Naz, Sari, Now-shahr and Ramsar. The Caspian Sea connects this province to the Central Asian countries.

The most important handi­crafts produced in the province are guelims, ja-jims, felt, pottery and wooden items.