One of them was a striking pink colored water body. I was so surprised to see a pink lake and I took some photographs of that unique scenery.
At that time, I also saw the location on the live map of our touch screen monitor. We were flying near a city called Shiraz in Iran.
I got to know that there are very few of these pink lakes on earth. They are situated in different countries.
The name of this pink lake is Maharloo lake. There were a couple of other smaller pink water bodies near this lake, but this one was the largest.
Maharloo lake is located around 30 kilometers southeast of Shiraz, Iran.
This is the first Pink lake in Iran and it is a salt water lake.
It's primary water source is a seasonal river named Soltanabad.
This lake is a winter habitat for many migratory bird species.
The water of Maharloo is used for extraction of normal salt and various other minerals. These typical minerals and the chemical components produced by some rare algae give the pink color to it's water.
On the Fire festival the Maharloo lake shore is a place for gathering and celebration of people from Shiraz to spend a happy night out.
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