Have you ever heard the name of the city of Dehloran and the natural areas around it? Do you know where this border city is located and what are its national natural monuments? Do you know anything about its bubbling spring that oozes out of the black tar earth in a pristine form? How much do you know about the hot springs and its characteristic mudflats? Do you know that there is a cave near the city of Dehloran where thousands of bats live? If you want to learn more about the natural monuments of Dehloran National Park in Iran and the nature tourism attractions of this border city, join us on the Hey Persia blog.
What is Dehloran National Park in Iran
An area with an area of 1484 hectares is located near the city of Dehloran, the largest city of Ilam in the west of the country. Iranian was as a national natural work in 1355. This natural effect is at an altitude range of 260 to 1120 meters with a semi-arid and hot climate, and its rainfall estimate to around 350 mm and its air temperature is to be around 24 degrees Celsius. The vegetation of Dehloran National Natural Area is Irani-Turanian and Sahara-Sandi type, and in this area there are 80 species of animals such as mouse-tailed bats, horseshoe bats, white-winged horseshoe bats, wolves, jackals, Iranian porcupines, eagles, falcons, sargape, homa, and tiho. , Quebec, Didomek, Persian lizard, camel snake and water snake have been identified.
Dehloran bitumen spring
When we hear the name of the spring, what we expect is a bubbling spring with clear water. But this time, contrary to expectations, we come across a very rare and rare phenomenon 7 km from Dehloran city, which has 9 craters and for thousands of years, black water has been boiling from its heart and falling on the ground. Therefore, The Bitumen Spring is one of the national natural monuments of Dehloran, whose hot water of 35 degrees Celsius is with oil fields deep in the ground and boils out of the ground in the form of molten bitumen.
Dehloran National Park in Iran and bat cave
Another national natural monument of Dehloran is the Bat Cave. This very rare phenomenon is located 1 km from the hot springs and is the only dangerous cave in the country, which is 255 meters long, 30 meters wide and 50 meters high. The distance of Bat Cave from Dehloran city is about 3 kilometers. The bat cave dates back to the age of cavemen. Inside the cave, there are many stalactites and stalagmites and numerous corridors, some of which are 400 meters deep. More than 3,000 types of bats live in Dehloran cave, including 7 species of long-tailed bats, broad-winged bats, and mouse-tailed bats. The interesting thing about this cave is the huge and thick pile of bat excrement that is dumped on the cave floor and farmers use it as fertilizer.
Dehlran hot springs
Finally, Dehloran hot springs are located at a very short distance of 3 kilometers from Dehloran city. These springs have various minerals and sometimes the smell of their sulfur can felt inside the city. The water of these springs has a temperature of about 50 degrees Celsius and is to treat joint diseases, rheumatism, sensitivity, boils, wounds, bone bruises and fractures. Of course, people with heart diseases are not to approach the springs due to the strong smell of sulfur in this area. The hot water springs of Dehloran are in the form of a river at the bottom of the plain and are for agriculture and animal husbandry under the names of “Sargro” and “Sargrab”.
