Alma Gol Lake
Freshwater lake in Golestān Province, Iran
37°21′00″N 54°34′59″E / 37.35000°N 54.58306°E / 37.35000; 54.58306 Ramsar Wetland
Alma Gol Lake (Persian: دریاچه آلماگل), also called Lake Ulmagol, is a freshwater lake in Golestān Province, Iran near the Turkmenistan border.
The lake is located 60 kilometres (37 mi) north of Gonbad-e Qabus. The population of catfish (Silurus glanis) in the lake has drastically decreased because of increasing population growth among the villagers.
Alma Gol is a winter habitat for migratory birds.[1] In 1975, the Alma Gol Lake and nearby Ala Gol and Aji Gol Lakes were designated as a wetland of international importance under the Ramsar Convention.[3]
Vegetation
About 80% of the vegetation in Alma Gol wetland is scattered in its eastern and northeastern parts, and various types of aquatic plants can be seen in this wetland. Among these plants, we can mention yarrow, jagan, Phragmites australis, blue fork, Polygonum, Batrachium and Bulrush. Another use of these plants is to prevent land erosion during floods. The most important of these types of plants are: salt grass, Turkmen broom, horsetail, Alhagi maurorum, Avena fatua, grass.[4]
References
- ^ a b Ebrahimi (9 September 2008). "Three Internationally Acclaimed Lagoons in Golestan Province". IRIB. Retrieved 2008-10-23. [dead link]
- ^ "Alagol, Ulmagol and Ajigol Lakes". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ^ "BirdLife IBA Factsheet". BirdLife International. Retrieved 2008-10-23.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "تالاب های آلاگل و آلماگل و آجیگل گنبدکاووس گلستان - بلاگ ایران هتل آنلاین" (in Persian). Retrieved 2024-08-16.
External links
- Freshwater Fishes of Iran by Brian Coad
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Golestan Province, Iran
- Alma Gol Lake
- Alangdareh
- Ashuradeh
- Great Wall of Gorgan
- Golestan National Park
- Gonbad-e Qabus Tower
- ShirAbad Waterfall
- Naharkhoran
- Gomishan lake
- Voshmgir dam
- Miankaleh peninsula
- Makhtum Quli Farghi's mausoleum
- Radkan Dome
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