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Photo: Seyed Mosleh Pirkhezranian

Iran’s Zaribar Lake bursts its banks

Zaribar Lake is one of the tourist attractions in Iran’s western province of Kurdistan which is located near the border city of Marivan, some 125 kilometers to the northwest of the provincial capital of Sanandaj. The lake has burst its banks this year for a second time in the past 20 years, causing water to go to the surrounding areas, including an sports stadium and walkways in Marivan

Photo: Mehdi Zavar

Urmia lake cultural-sports festival

The cultural, sports and entertainment festival of Urmia Lake was held on Friday evening (April 12, 2024) in the presence of Ali Bahadori Jahormi, the government spokesman, and Mohammad Sadeq Motamedian, the governor-general of West Azerbaijan, in the area of ​​the bridge of the lake.

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.

Maharlu Lake in southern Iran

Maharlu is a lake in southern Iran whose color turns pinkish-red due to red seaweed and algae existing in the lake's floor. The color turns dark pink with evaporation of more water from Maharlu, a salt lake located 25 kilometers southeast of Shiraz, the capital of southern Iranian province of Fars. The lake is main source of salt supply in the region. (IRNA photos/Reza Ghaderi)