Lake Urmia:The death of Lake Urmia,Iran

Lake Urmia is a saline lake in the northwest of Iran, which according to the country divisions of Iran, this lake is located between the two provinces of West Azarbaijan and East Azarbaijan. Investigating the fluctuations of the water level of the lakes in terms of the importance, nature and location of these water bodies has gained special importance in recent years. Lake Urmia is the largest internal lake of Iran. The area of ​​this lake in 1377 was about six thousand square kilometers, which ranks as the 25th largest lake in the world in terms of area. Lake Urmia is the largest internal lake in Iran, the largest saltwater lake in the Middle East, and the sixth largest saltwater lake in the world. The water in this lake is very salty and more than the rivers Zarinerood, Siminerood, Talcherood, Gader, Barandoz, Shahrchai. , Nazlo and Zola were fed. The most important islands of this lake are Kabudan Island (Qoyun Daghi), Ashke Daghi, Arzoo and Spire. Lake Urmia was a part of the Paratetis Sea millions of years ago. Amir Abbas Jafari, Director General of Crisis Management of West Azerbaijan, said that over the past two decades, the height of Lake Urmia has decreased by an average of 40 cm every year, and now 95% of this lake is dry.