Lake Urmia
Iran /
Azarbayejan-e Gharbi /
Orumiyeh /
World
/ Iran
/ Azarbayejan-e Gharbi
/ Orumiyeh
, 55 km from center (اروميه)
World / Iran / East Azarbaijan
nature conservation park / area, salt lake, sebkha / sebkhat / sebjet / chott
Lake Urmia (Persian: دریاچه ارومیه {Daryacheh-ye Orumiyeh} is a salt lake in northwestern Iran, between the provinces of East Azarbaijan and West Azarbaijan, west of the southern portion of the similarly shaped Caspian Sea.
foto :
aina.org/ata/20111028205013.htm
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It is the largest lake inside Iran, with a surface area of approximately 5,200 km² (2,000 mile²). At its maximum extent, it is about 140 km (87 miles) long, and 55 km (34 miles) wide. Its deepest point is approximately 16 m (52 ft) deep. At the ancient and medieval era the lake was called Kaputan Tzov (which in Armenian language means "Blue Sea"). Over the past decades, the water level of the lake is drastically reduced. The lake disappears due to excessively irrigation. In 2016CE the lake has shrunk to a few percent of its' old size and become hyper-saline. Red bacteria now thrive in the waters and the lake appears to be red from Space.
foto :
aina.org/ata/20111028205013.htm
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It is the largest lake inside Iran, with a surface area of approximately 5,200 km² (2,000 mile²). At its maximum extent, it is about 140 km (87 miles) long, and 55 km (34 miles) wide. Its deepest point is approximately 16 m (52 ft) deep. At the ancient and medieval era the lake was called Kaputan Tzov (which in Armenian language means "Blue Sea"). Over the past decades, the water level of the lake is drastically reduced. The lake disappears due to excessively irrigation. In 2016CE the lake has shrunk to a few percent of its' old size and become hyper-saline. Red bacteria now thrive in the waters and the lake appears to be red from Space.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Urmia
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 37°42'15"N 45°28'50"E
- Kabir Kuh - 3050 m 477 km
- Central Alborz Protected Area 507 km
- Kavir Protected Area 599 km
- Kavir National Park 658 km
- Shadegan Wildlife Refuge 819 km
- Touran Wildlife Refuge 955 km
- Naybandan Wildlife Refuge 1030 km
- Bahram-e Gur Protected Area 1203 km
- Hamoun Wildlife Refuge 1578 km
- Bahookalat Protected Area 1953 km
- Islamic Island 14 km
- Arezo Island 22 km
- Espir Island 25 km
- Bard Island 28 km
- Kaboodan Island 28 km
- Ashk Daghi Island 35 km
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