Rainforests in strange places

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Where is the rainforest above located? For the answer see below....

It's in Iran, the Caspian Hyrcanian mixed forests of Gilan province. Here's a precipitation map of Iran:

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Where did you find this picture?

One of the better Metal Gear Solid games was partly set in some area of Southern Russian. It resembled the Amazon.

By Sebastian Flyte (not verified) on 03 Aug 2009 #permalink

The influence of the hanging gardens of Babylon, right? They were built for Nebuchadnezzar's wife who missed the greenery of Persia, and I can see why now.