Badab-e Surt

Badab-e Surt

• Badab Sourt is made of a range of stepped travertine terrace formations thousands of years ago, as flowing water from two hot mineral springs cooled and deposited carbonate minerals on the mountainside.
• Badab is a Persian compound of Bād "gas" + āb "water", translating to "gassed water", referring to the springs' waters being carbonated mineral waters.
• It is at a height of 1,841 meters above sea level 
• The Badab Sourt Spring is actually comprised of two separate springs with completely different colored and scented water. The first spring contains very salty water that gathers in a small natural pool.
• The high level of salt in the springs keeps it from freezing during the winter.
•  The Badab Sourt Spring has been registered as a national heritage site.
• There are similar sites in the US, New Zealand and Turkey from which only the Pammukkale in Turkey is a tourism hub.