Due to containing more than 135 registered historical monuments, Behshahr county has been called ‘the Pearl of Mazandaran’ while its Abbasabad village possesses great importance for its unique heritage and tourism attractions in the heart of the forest.
Built at the order of Shah Abbas Safavid in the southeast of Behshahr in the midst of the Jungle, Abbasabad complex marks Iran’s most prominent non-desert garden which comprises of a lake, a palace, towers as well as showers while a mansion in the middle of the lake has given it outstanding beauty.
The lake covers and areas of more than 10 hectares with an 18-meter-tall mansion at the center which hides underwater for more than half of the year; nevertheless, in the seasons of drought the whole structure, which has stood the test of time, resides out of the water.
