Getting to know beautiful Iran: Part 1: Maharlo Lake, Shiraz
We all know Shiraz as the city of poetry and intelligence, Hafez, the fragrance of orange spring, and its rich architecture and its glass-worked and colorful mosques. So it seems unlikely that the color of the lakes of this Shiraz is not fantasy, romantic and poetic. If you see the pink color of Maharlo lake in Shiraz for the first time, you will wonder if this lake is located in Australia or in other countries
Where is Maharlo Lake
Maharlo lake is located in Iran, Fars province, Sarvostan city, Kohnjan district and 18 to 20 km south of Shiraz city
When is the best time to travel to Maharlo Lake
The best time to visit Maharlu Pink Lake is from autumn to mid-spring and mid-summer. If you want to see Maharlu lake in Shiraz full of water, I suggest you go there from autumn to mid-spring, and if you want to see the pink and red color of Maharlu lake in Shiraz, I suggest you visit in mid-summer
What is the way to access Maharlo Lake
Shiraz's Maharlo Lake is 27 kilometers from the southeast of Shiraz. To go to Maharlo lake, you should start your journey from Fars province and Shiraz city to the Shiraz-Fasa road. After traveling about 57 to 60 kilometers, you will reach the village of Maharlu or Dashte Gol, from where you can see the lake of the village
Why is Maharlo lake pink
The increase in heat, rapid evaporation, water concentration, increase in salinity and salt concentration in Shiraz's Maharlu lake causes the growth of an algae called Donalilla salina, which secretes a substance and causes the water of Maharlu lake in Shiraz to turn red or pink
Mehlo lake, Mahlowayh, Mahlowayh or Mahalo lake of Shiraz with an area of 600 square kilometers, with an area of 25 thousand hectares, with a height of 1500 meters above sea level, with a maximum length of 28 to 31 kilometers, with a maximum width of 11 to 15 kilometers and with a maximum depth of 3 meters in the city of Sarvostan It is located in Fars province and in the southeast of Shiraz
Source: alibaba.ir