Gavkhouni

Gavkhouni (Persian: گاوخونی, romanized: Gāwxuni) also written as Gawkhuni or Batlaq-e-Gavkhuni, located in the Iranian Plateau in central Iran, east of the city of Isfahan, is the terminal basin of the Zayandeh River.

[2] The wetland is home to a variety of migratory birds including flamingos, ducks, geese, gulls, pelicans, and grebes.

The vegetation of the area is very specialised; there are no green plants and trees around the lake due to soil salinity, but in the wetland, different species such as reeds, cattail, Schoenoplectus, pondweeds and various algae grow.

[3] Gavkhoni Wetland has many ecological values, including groundwater feeding, flood control, food storage, suitable habitat for wildlife, preventing the infiltration of surface water and underground water, maintaining the surface area against erosive factors such as wind and storm, preventing From the expansion of the desert, the stabilization of sand dunes, the acceptance of thousands of migratory birds, the purification of toxic substances and diseases, the natural processing of fodder production, tourist attractions, transportation and its economic and social transfer for the people of the region.

Rather, it is the product of improper management of the environment in Iran, and the lack of a comprehensive vision of development and disregard for the quality of human life and habitat has led to such a disaster.