Sofi Chay Protected Area

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Watch the environment and wildlife Iran: Sofi Chay area due to ecological significance of the existence of the red speckled trout species, the Supreme Council for the Environment Act No. 356 (Commission state infrastructural) dated 2001/10/27 from the hunting ban the protected area has improved.

Sofi Chay Protected Area covers an area of ​​13097 hectares in the heights above the city of Maragheh Sahand and with an interval of 19. 5 km away that is connected to the area was Sahand.

Sofi Chay river with a length of 20 km within the catchment Sufi Chay in the range of 3 sub-basin Trafayy, high tea and sofi chaydown there and considered one of the sub-basin of Lake Urmia. This river is a river in terms of Astrahlr placed in Category 4, the minimum height of 1900 meters and a maximum altitude of 3400 meters in the mouth and has an average slope of 7. 5 percent.

Comments to being connected to sahand mountain Sufi Chay basin and the existence of permanent springs in the waterway with a relatively high discharge heights from a very high capacity to spawn and winter Red-spotted trout (Brown trout) enjoys hanging out is so that the peak discharge basin of 104 m3/s, and the existence of the alavids dam downstream to its biological feature that adds the correct management and proper protection