Gori Lake
Qurugöl
Marshy shoreline of Gori Lake
Forest next to Gori Lake
A map of Iran with a mark indicating the location of Gori Lake
A map of Iran with a mark indicating the location of Gori Lake
Gori Lake
Qurugöl
LocationEast Azarbaijan Province
Coordinates37°54′57.9″N 46°42′03.8″E / 37.916083°N 46.701056°E / 37.916083; 46.701056
Basin countriesIran
Official nameLake Gori
Designated23 June 1975
Reference no.48[1]

Gori Lake (Qurugöl) is a small fresh to brackish lake in the uplands of East Azarbaijan Province in north-western Iran. Together with the adjacent reed marshes it is an important breeding area for waterfowl. A 1.2 km² site was designated as a Ramsar Convention wetland protection site on 23 June 1975.

References

  1. "Lake Gori". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
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