A common misconception among foreigners is that Iran is basically a desert. You can hardly fault outsiders for that, as a large-scale global campaign to publicize Irans myriads of attractions is conspicuous by its absence. It is not helped by the fact that Iran is located in the planets most water-stressed region and is home to Lut Desert, the ...

[caption id="attachment_139088" align="alignright" width="234"] Zarivar Lake in the Iranian western province of Kurdistan (file photo)[/caption] The freshwater wetland, Zarivar Lake, known as a lost paradise in the Iranian western province of Kurdistan, never fails to amaze visitors. Zarivar or Zeribar Lake, with a length of 5 km and a maximum width ...