Gurigöl Lake

Lake Gurigöl

Forest next to Gurigöl Lake
Location East Azarbaijan Province
Coordinates 37°49′59.9″N 46°40′00″E / 37.833306°N 46.66667°E / 37.833306; 46.66667Coordinates: 37°49′59.9″N 46°40′00″E / 37.833306°N 46.66667°E / 37.833306; 46.66667
Basin countries Iran

Lake Gurigöl (also Gurigöl) is a small fresh to brackish lake in the uplands of East Azarbaijan Province in north-western Iran. Together with the adjacent reed marshes it is an important breeding area for waterfowl. A 1.2 km² site was designated as a Ramsar Convention wetland protection site on 23 June 1975.


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