The current level of Lake Urmia amounts to 1270.27 meters, which is 23 centimeters more than the lowest figure recorded so ...

Recent precipitations in spring have restored Lake Urmia's reservoirs, with 550,000 litres of water being stored for the ...

On May 1, the Salmast Heritage Association (SHA) celebrated its 10th anniversary at the Glen Arden Club. The association ...

Revered by ethnic Azeris as “the turquoise solitaire of Azerbaijan,” Lake Urmia was second only to the Caspian Sea as the largest saltwater lake in the Middle East, a haven for birds and bathers.

Like the famous Aral Sea between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan and the Salton Sea in California, the salty expanse of Lake Urmia in Iran has been drying up and shrinking for decades. Now the lake ...

Spiraling dangers from a dried-up Great Salt Lake would gradually spread well beyond its shores, a study warns, eventually threatening Utahns’ health and economic well-being. Not only does the ...

It is located along the Shahar Chay river (City River) on the Urmia Plain. Lake Urmia, one of the world's largest salt lakes, lies to the east of the city, and the mountainous Turkish border area lies ...

TABNAK, Dec, 01 : Japan has recently announced that it allocated a grant aid worth US$4.5 million for projects such as reviving Urmia Lake and developing wetlands in Iran hit severely due to climate ...

Lake Urmia Lake Urmia, in the northwest, was once known to be the largest salt lake in the world. It is famous for its beautiful deep red colour, which comes from bacteria and algae that grow in ...

Iran’s Energy Minister Hamid Chitchian attended Parliament's open session on Tuesday to respond to the questions posed by MP Nader Ghazipour from Urmia constituency. Chitchian was questioned upon the ...

and Lake Urmia in Iran are some examples. “Ideally, this process will now be considered alongside other actions with how we use our landscapes and waters, as societies reconfigure ourselves to ...

As iconic saline lakes such as the Aral Sea, Lake Urmia, the Caspian Sea, and Great Salt Lake dry up, they not only destroy critical habitat for biodiversity and create air quality conditions that ...