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Lake Urmia

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[Persian Daryacheh-ye Orumiyyeh] Shallow, saline lake, northwestern Iran. The largest lake in the Middle East, it covers an area that varies from 2,000 to 2,300 sq mi (5,200 to 6,000 sq km). It is about 87 mi (140 km) long and 25–35 mi (40–55 km) wide, with a maximum depth of 53 ft (16 m). There is a cluster of about 50 tiny islands at its southern part. Fed by three rivers, it has no outlet. It has been protected since 1967.


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; ...secret for Rohl in a valley outside Tabriz and just east of Lake Urmia in Iranian Kurdistan. First, the Bible describes Eden as a...other side are a red-ocher colored range that rises above Lake Urmia. It was near here that Rohl stumbled across the village of... Read more
Persian Gulf War, 1991 -- Antalya, Turkey, Tigris River, Euphrates River, Syria, Lebanon, Beirut, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Azer, Tabriz, Lake Urmia, Mosul, Kirkuk, Ba'iji, Tikrit, Samarra, Fallujah, Baghd
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; ...country has the shortest border with Iran? (A) Armenia, (B) Afghanistan, (C) Pakistan -- 5. The Caspian Sea is about -- miles -- of Lake Urmia. (A) 100; west, (B) 150; north, (C) 200; east [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Answers 1. C, 2. B, 3. C, 4. 1, 5. C Read more
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; ...and an average depth of 6 m (20 ft), Urmia Lake is the largest lake in the Middle East...environment (Fig. 1). The construction of Urmia Lake Causeway, which crosses the center of...this was not found to be the case at Urmia Lake.2,3 In this research, existing concrete... Read more
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, formerly Lake Rezaiyeh, shallow salt lake, 1,815 sq mi (4,701 sq km), c.90 mi (140 km) long and 50 mi (80 km) wide, NW Iran; alt. 4,180 ft (1,275 m). The largest lake in Iran, it has no outlet and receives the drainage of the surrounding mountains. Read more
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