Tea Region Guide
Lahijan (Gilan), Iran
Iran's tea heartland since the 1900s, when tea was first smuggled out of India by Prince Kashef os-Saltaneh.
Altitude
Sea level–300m
Harvest window
May–Sep
Country
Iran
Why Lahijan (Gilan) tastes the way it does
Iran's tea heartland since the 1900s, when tea was first smuggled out of India by Prince Kashef os-Saltaneh. Altitude, soil, and harvest timing all shape the cup — see it plotted on our full interactive world map for context against every other growing region.
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