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Mariwan (IP) - The villages around Zaribar Lake in western Iran, due to the oak tree cover and the proximity to the lake, is host to migratory storks, which creates a beautiful place for tourists.

Iran PressIran News: Residents of the villages consider the migration of storks to the area as a symbol of peace and good luck.

Darreh Tefi Village, located on the shores of lake Zrebar in Marivan city of Iran Kurdistan province, is the stopover of beautiful migratory birds during spring, including flocks of storks.

The presence of hundreds of storks has changed the tourist-friendly region of Darreh Tefi into a town for storks in Iran.

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The branches of oak and hawthorn trees in the Darreh Tefi Village have been looking after the nests of many birds these days, including storks, and the sound of stork chicks has produced pleasant music in the forests around lake Zrebar.

The storks stop in Darreh Tefi on their route to the warmer climates of Saudi Arabia. Darreh Tefi is located 15 km west of Marivan, and the beautiful village is famous for the presence of immigrant storks.

The white stork is a large bird in the stork family. White Stork adults have long red legs and long pointed red beaks and measure 100–115 cm from beak tip to end of the tail. 

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