Turkey’s Hakkari Province, From the Air

May 3, 2017
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Here are a few shots for the In Transit series of what I believe are the still snow-covered peaks of the Cilo-Sat Mountains in the eastern part of Turkey’s Hakkari Province, near the country’s borders with Iraq and Iran.

I was hoping to get a glimpse of Iran’s Lake Urmia, the largest lake in the Middle East and the second largest salt lake on the planet, but this fairly brief view of the area’s rugged mountains was all I managed to catch through the thick clouds.

These were snapped today during a flight from Zurich to Doha, Qatar, where the temperature was a balmy 36 C (96.8F) upon touchdown just before 5pm local time. Finally, some real heat.

A couple more images below.


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Bob Ramsak

I'm a reporter, photographer and researcher driven by passions for travel, culture and justice. I've visited 62 countries and write something and make pictures every day.

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This is BobRamsak.com, a public notebook by Bob Ramsak.

I’m a long-time journalist, photographer and researcher driven by passions for environmental, social and refugee justice. I’ve visited 62 countries and write something and make pictures (almost) every day. This site is a notebook and photolog where I track and (sometimes) comment on those interests, journal my travels and log my current obsessions. At the moment the most dominant one is my renewed passion for birding and bird photography.

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