In Pictures: Iran's Colorful Natural Hot Springs Staircase Drying Up

Nov 22, 2017

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Independent Aggregator of Iran-related News/Events, Kodoom.com: The scenic and once colorful Badab Soort (Surt) is experiencing environmental and human-inflicted damages.

Soort is a natural site in Chahardangeh, some 95 kilometres (59 mi) south of the city of Sari, the provincial capital of Mazandaran. It comprises a range of stepped travertine terrace formations that has been created over thousands of years as flowing water from two mineral hot springs cooled and deposited carbonate minerals on the mountainside.

As a result, over the course of thousands of years the water from these two springs emanating from the mountain range have combined and resulted in a number of orange-, red- and yellow-colored pools shaped as a naturally formed staircase. The surrounding vegetation to the north consists of pine forests while to the east it mainly consists of short trees and shrubs; and rock quarries can be seen to the west of the site.

Unfortunately, a gradual drought, littering by tourists, and abuse by swimmers have damaged this natural site and prompted local authorities to impose limitations on tourism and use of the area.

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