Badab-e Surt spa | spring, spa resort, interesting place

Iran / Mazandaran / Behshahr /
 spring, spa resort, interesting place
Badab-e Surt (Persian: باداب سورت‎) is a natural site in Mazandaran Province in northern Iran, 95 kilometers South of city of Sari, and 7 kilometers west of Orost village. It comprises a range of stepped travertine terrace formations that has been created over thousands of years as flowing water from two mineral hot springs cooled and deposited carbonate minerals on the mountain side.
Badab-e Surt's springs are two distinct mineral springs with different natural characteristics, located at 1840 meters of altitude. The first spring contains very salty water that gathers in a small natural pool; its water is considered to have medical effects, especially as a cure for rheumatism and some types of skin diseases and skin conditions. The second spring has a sour taste and is predominately orange mainly due to the large iron oxide sediments at its outlet.
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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badab-e_Surt
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Coordinates:   36°21'11"N   53°51'24"E

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