Miankaleh

Photo: Mehdi Mohebi Pour

Flamingoes in Iran’s Miankaleh

Tens of thousands of flamingoes migrate from territories to the north of Iran to Miyankaleh, an internationally-protected wetland located along the Caspian sea’s eastern coast in northern Iran, in late winter and stay there until early spring.

Dredging operation at Iran's Gulf of Gorgan

A first phase of the dredging operation in the Gulf of Gorgan in northeast Iran has started to restore the Miankaleh wetland and the return of migratory birds. The Gulf of Gorgan is one of the largest freshwater reservoirs connected to the Caspian Sea. (IRNA photos published on November 9, 2023/Mohammad Ataei)

Revival of birds paradise in northern Iran

Miankaleh, a wetland in the north of Iran, is a place with an area of 44,000 hectares, 24,000 hectares of which is dried due to drought during the recent decade's low rainfall. Meanwhile, the place is a heaven for birds and a wildlife refuge. (IRNA photos/Mehdi Mohebbipour/October 20, 2023)