Gandoman Pond

Geographical Location:

Located in the Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province, Gandoman Pond is near the Gandoman City in Borujen County. There is a 90-km distance between this pond and Shahrekord, the capital of Chaharmahal Province.

Elevation: 2214 meters

Access: From Borujen City to the south-west and through the road to Gnadoman City and Boldaji and Aq Bolaq, it is a 15-km journey to Gandoman City and then 4 km to Gandoman Pond.

The name of this wetland comes from the name of the city with the same name which is located on the north-east side of it. This region was one of the Bahram V’s hunting grounds and summer resort of royal families in previous centuries and there are remains of the residence in some points in the wetland.

Gandoman pond, as a basin for Aq Bolaq drainage basin, is not far from Choqakhor Lagoon. This pond is one of the top 10 wetlands of Iran and it is registered in Ramsar Convention.  Allegedly, this lagoon is 1 million years old and the water is provided by rain and snow, springs and Aq Bolaq River.

Like Choqakhor Lagoon, it is surrounded by meadows which are used for grazing.

Gandoman Pond’s surface area was 1500 hectares and currently, as a result of invasions, it is decreased to 980 hectares. 8 villages are located on the edge of the pond and their total population is more than 10000.

The depth of the pond is on average 30 cm in the wet season. Gandoman Pond has a cold climate and hard winters. The coldest and warmest months of this area are January and July, respectively. Other than livestock, birds have the most population among the animals. Gandoman Pond is one the most important bird habitats in Iran and a wintering habitat for migratory birds which are coming in large populations from the northern cold climate areas.

Vegetation: Willow, Sedges, Common Reed, Bulrush, Iris, Flowering Rush, Curled Pondweed, umbrella papyrus, Duckweeds.

Amphibians and Reptiles: different species of snakes, frogs, European Green Toad, Greek Tortoise, Emys.

Mammals: Wild Boar, Jackal, Fox, Bat, Rabbit, Ground squirrel, Hyena.

Fish: Common Carp, Nemacheilus, Danube Bleak, Capoeta, Crucian carp

 

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Volunteers who provide this information:

• Writer: Farshid Samimi
  

• Translator: Mitra Daneshvar
  

• Editor: Iman Karimi

The list of birds that can be recorded in Gandoman pond:

 

Common Chiffchaff	56	Mallard	1
Siberian Stonechat	57	Ferruginous Duck	2
White Wagtail	58	Little Grebe	3
Gray Wagtail	59	Great Crested Grebe	4
Common Crane	60	Rock Pigeon	5
Pied Kingfisher	61	Laughing Dove	6
Green Sandpiper	62	Common Cuckoo	7
Citrine Wagtail	63	Common Swift	8
Green-winged Teal	64	Eurasian Moorhen	9
Common Pochard	65	Eurasian Coot	10
Common Sandpiper	66	Black-winged Stilt	11
Great Cormorant	67	Northern Lapwing	12
Eurasian Sparrowhawk	68	Greater Sand-Plover	13
Long-legged Buzzard	69	Common Redshank	14
Eurasian Kestrel	70	Black-headed Gull	15
Common Myna	71	Whiskered Tern	16
Spanish Sparrow	72	White Stork	17
Rock Sparrow	73	Gray Heron	18
Water Pipit	74	Purple Heron	19
Eurasian Linnet	75	Great Egret	20
European Goldfinch	76	Little Egret	21
Graylag Goose	77	Cattle Egret	22
Lesser White-fronted Goose	78	Squacco Heron	23
Ruddy Shelduck	79	Black-crowned Night-Heron	24
Eurasian Wigeon	80	Eurasian Spoonbill	25
Northern Pintail	81	Eurasian Marsh-Harrier	26
Bar-tailed Godwit	82	Montagu's Harrier	27
Great Snipe	83	Eurasian Hoopoe	28
Common Snipe	84	Syrian Woodpecker	29
Common Greenshank	85	Hooded Crow	30
Greater Spotted Eagle	86	Calandra Lark	31
Hen Harrier	87	Eurasian Skylark	32
White-tailed Eagle	88	Clamorous Reed Warbler	33
Common Buzzard	89	Bank Swallow	34
Great Tit	90	Barn Swallow	35
Song Thrush	91	European Starling	36
Bluethroat	92	Isabelline Wheatear	37
Common Redstart	93	House Sparrow	38
Meadow Pipit	94	Western Yellow Wagtail	39
Red-throated Pipit	95	Corn Bunting	40
Common Chaffinch	96	Reed Bunting	41
Brambling	97	Garganey	42
Twite	98	Northern Shoveler	43
European Bee-eater	99	Gadwall	44
Water Rail	100	Eared Grebe	45
Great Bittern	101	Spotted Crake	46
Glossy Ibis	102	Red-wattled Lapwing	47
Hooded Crow	103	Common Tern	48
Baillon's crake	104	Little Bittern	49
Penduline Tit	105	Red-backed Shrike	50
Tawny pipit	106	Eurasian Magpie	51
Black headed bunting	107	Rook	52
Red crested pochard	108	Lesser Short-toed Lark	53
Marbled duck	109	Crested Lark	54
White headed duck	110	Sedge Warbler	55

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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