Lake Agh Gol

Agh Gol, the “White Lake,” lies below sea level on the Mil plain of the Kura-Aras lowlands. Formed by the flooding of the great rivers, its waters and marshes stand amid a landscape of dry steppe and semi-desert. Reeds and shallow water provide shelter for fish and waterbirds, including herons, ibises, ducks and geese. Migrating birds rest or winter here, making the lake a conspicuous refuge of water and life in the surrounding plain.