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Lake Parishan

Lake in Fars province, Iran

Summary

Lake in Fars province, Iran

Field	Value
name	Lake Parishan
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caption	Lake Parishan
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type	Lake
inflow	rain
outflow	none
area	266.5 sqm
elevation	820 m
cities	Jereh and Baladeh, Fars province, Iran
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designation1	Ramsar
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designation1_date	23 June 1975
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Lake Parishan (Persian: دریاچه پریشان) is a lake in Iran. The Parishan Lake is in Jereh and Baladeh District in Fars province and is the largest freshwater lake in the country. It receives very small amount of water from feeder rivers and the whole lake or wetland is a protected area, as it is considered a globally significant wetland ecosystem. Another lake in this area is that of Arzan. The whole protected area is called "Arzhan National Park." This area is an important sanctuary for birds.

In the past, the Asiatic lion used to occur in this place, besides other parts of Iran. Nowadays, in the wilderness of Eurasia, the only members of this race of lions occur in and around Gir Forest, in Kathiawar Peninsula, India. A plan in 1977 to introduce Gir lions to the area around the lake did not eventually materialize. This area includes the village of Arzhan, and is of agricultural importance, and bringing in lions would mean setting aside farmland, and settling farmers elsewhere. Nevertheless, Iran's intention to restore its population of lions would continue into the 21st century, and in February 2019, Iran obtained a male named 'Kamran' from Bristol Zoo in the United Kingdom, followed in June by the acquisition of a female named 'Eilda' from Dublin Zoo in Ireland, and lodged them at Tehran Zoological Garden in a bid to reproduce and reintroduce lions in the wild.

Geographical location

This lake is located between 51 degrees and 44 minutes and 51 degrees and 51 minutes of east longitude and 29 degrees and 32 minutes and 30 seconds of north latitude. Its area is 4300 hectares and its height is 820 meters above the open water level. Its catchment area is 266.5 square kilometers and its largest area is in April.

Biodiversity

Flora

In this lake, different types of coarse or fine algae and submerged algae containing green algae live, including the following: Phytoplankton, Spirogyra, Nitzschia, Lemanea, Gomphosphaeria, Gymnodinium.
Submerged plants in Parishan Lake, which are completely submerged in water, include the following types: Najadaceae and Ceratophyllaceae families are plants that are completely submerged in water and only their flowers may appear on the surface or outside of the water surface.
Different types of plants like the following live in this ecosystem: Phragmites, Typhaceae, Cyperaceae, Liliaceae.

Fauna

10 species of fish live in Parishan Lake, which are in the order of average abundance: Capoeta barroisi, Shishamo, Mesopotamian himri, Eurasian carp, Hypostomus plecostomus, Crucian carp, Anguillidae, Liza abu and Shabout.

Registered in UNESCO

This lake has been registered as an international wetland in the Ramsar Convention and is considered a protected area in the division of regions.

Drying up of the lake

The existence of 1,300 wells for unsustainable agriculture has been the main reason for the drying up of Parishan Lake.

References

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"Iranian Wetlands Conservation Project – Lake Urmia and Lake Parishan – Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT)". WWT.
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Singh, H. S.. (2011). "A conservation success story in the otherwise dire megafauna extinction crisis: The Asiatic lion (''Panthera leo persica'') of Gir forest". Biological Conservation.
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Khosravifard, S.. (22 May 2010). "Russia, Iran exchange tigers for leopards but some experts express doubts". [[Payvand News]].
Amlashi, Hamid. (5 February 2019). "Return To Motherland: Asiatic lion returns to Iran after 80 years". [[Tehran Times]].
(4 June 2019). "From Dublin to Tehran: Persian Lioness Joins Male Companion". Iran Front Page.
(2015-04-21). "از زندگی تا مرگ دریاچه پریشان شهرستان کازرون".
ایران, گروه کویرها و بیابان‌های. (2011-12-08). "پوشش گیاهی و جانوری تالاب پریشان".
"ماهی های بومی و معرفی شده دریاچه پریشان".
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(2024-06-04). "آب فروشی؛ قاتل خاموش پریشان {{!}} 1300 حلقه چاه حقابه پریشان را می‌بلعد".

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