Lake Parishan

Parishan lake is a lake in Iran. The Lake is in Kazerun town, Fars Province and is the largest freshwater lake in the country.^[1] It receives only very small amount of water from feeder rivers and the whole lake/wetland is a protected area, as it is considered a globally significant wetland ecosystem.^[2]

References

↑ "Dasht-e Arjan and Lake Parishan (Important Birds Areas of Iran, Islamic Republic of)". BirdLife International. Retrieved 2010-09-08.
↑ "Iranian Wetlands Conservation Project - Lake Urmia and Lake Parishan - Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT)". WWT. Retrieved 2010-09-08.

Protected Areas of Iran (incomplete)

National Parks	Bakhtegan (IW) Bamou Bojagh (IW) Dayer-Nakhiloo Ghamishloo Ghatroyeh Golestan (BR) Kavir (BR) Khabr Khojir Kiasar Kolahghazi Lar Nayband Paband Salouk Sarigol Siyahkooh Sorkh-e Hesar Tandooreh Tang-e Sayad Khar Turan (BR) Lake Urmia (BR, IW)

National Natural Monuments	Alam-Kuh Damavand Sabalan Sarv-e Abarkuh Taftan

Wildlife Refuges	Amirkalayeh (IW) Bakhtegan (IW) Hamoon Miandasht Miankaleh (BR, IW) Selkeh (IW) Shadegan (IW) Shidvar (IW) Sorkhankol (IW) Touran (BR)

Protected Areas	Alvand Arasbaran (BR) Arjan and Parishan (BR, IW) Dena Gando (IW) Geno (BR) Hara (BR, IW) Haraz Heleh (IW) Jajrood Karkas Karkheh Kavir (BR) Siahkeshim (IW) Touran (BR)

BR: Biosphere Reserve - IW: International Wetland (Ramsar Site) - All names as inscribed by the Department of Environment, Iran

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