Dokhaharan lake

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]

Dokhaharan lake
LocationLarijan District, Amol County
Native nameدریاچه دوخواهران  (Persian)
Primary inflowsMelted snows
Primary outflowsnone
SettlementsAmol

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

  1. "Dokhaharoon lake-Amol". Seeiran. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  2. "Dokhaharan lake". Irandeserts (in Persian). Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  3. "Introducing Dokhaharan lake". Akharinkhabar (in Persian). 2014. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  4. "About Amol". Iran-tejarat (in Persian). Retrieved 27 November 2016.

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