Lake Urmia, long counted among the world’s largest saltwater lakes — almost 90 miles in length and stretching 34 miles at its widest point — is today a pitiful shadow of its former self.

Lake Urmia was once Iran’s largest lake. In its prime, it was the second largest saltwater lake in the world. But years of man-made disruption – from the frenzy of 60 years of dam-building to the ...

"Lake Urmia has been a very politicised subject for a few years," says Chehrgani who lives in exile in the US. "We do not like the violence. We always use methods of nonviolent protest, as Gandhi did.

Iran's Lake Urmia will dry out completely if rescue efforts are not prioritised over the needs of farmers in the drought gripping the region, an environment official said Tuesday.The warning comes ...

Iran's Lake Urmia was once the second-largest saltwater lake in the world, covering more than 2,000 square miles at its deepest in the 1990s. In the past two decades, the lake has dried out ...

URMIA, Apr. 27 (MNA) – The volume of the water at Lake Urmia, northwestern Iran, has reached 5 million cubic meters, indicating a 650 million-cubic-meters rise compared with the corresponding date of ...

TEHRAN – Lake Urmia started to dry up in the 2000s, and although it revived at some point over the past few years, it is in serious danger these days. Lake Urmia, located in northwest Iran, is the ...

Lake Urmia began shrinking in 1995 due to a combination of prolonged drought and the extraction of water for farming and dams, according to the UN.

Lake Urmia was once Iran’s largest lake. In its prime, it was the second largest saltwater lake in the world. But years of man-made disruption – from the frenzy of 60 years of dam-building to the ...