Earth:Dokhaharan lake
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| Dokhaharan lake | |
|---|---|
| Location | Larijan District, Amol County |
| Native name | دریاچه دوخواهران (Persian) |
| rivers, streams, precipitation">Primary inflows | Melted snows |
| rivers, streams, evaporation">Primary outflows | none |
| Settlements | Amol |
Dokhaharan lake also known as Dokhaharoon lake[1] (which means two sisters lake) is a lake located on western hillside of Mount Damavand. This name is because of nearby mounts, named Dokhaharan.[2]
It is located in Larijan District, Amol County. Road 77 (Iran) passes by this lake.[3]
Lake is located 3880 meters higher than sea level and its primary inflow is melted snows on the nearby mounts. This lake is not very deep.[4]
See also
- Alendan lake
References
- ↑ "Dokhaharoon lake-Amol". http://seeiran.ir/%D8%AF%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%A7%DA%86%D9%87-%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%AE%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A2%D9%85%D9%84/. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
- ↑ "Dokhaharan lake" (in Persian). http://www.irandeserts.com/content/%D8%AF%D8%B1%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%87_%DA%A9%D9%88%DB%8C%D8%B1/%D8%AF%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7%DA%86%D9%87%E2%80%8C%D9%87%D8%A7_%D9%88_%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%87%D8%A7/%D8%AF%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%A7%DA%86%D9%87_%D8%AF%D9%88_%D8%AE%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86.htm. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
- ↑ "Introducing Dokhaharan lake" (in Persian). 2014. http://akharinkhabar.com/Pages/News.aspx?id=1296331. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
- ↑ "About Amol" (in Persian). http://amlak.iran-tejarat.com/cms/78_%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%B0%D8%A8%D9%87-%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C-%DA%AF%D8%B1%D8%AF%D8%B4%DA%AF%D8%B1%DB%8C-%D8%A2%D9%85%D9%84. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
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