Lake Tashk

Lake Tashk lies in a closed basin of eastern Fars, beside the larger Lake Bakhtegan. The Kamjan marshes and the permanent Gumoon spring feed its shallow waters, whose extent and salinity change with rainfall. In exceptionally wet years the two lakes can meet across the land between them. Marshes, open water and islands offer resting and breeding places for waterbirds, including flamingos and pelicans.