Iran's dying Lake Urmia reflects a broader water problem. ... Gazing out at the blackened basin of Lake Urmia from its gloomy shores, it’s difficult to envision a rebirth anytime soon.

TEHRAN – The first international congress on irrigation and drainage was held on Wednesday in the city of Urmia, West Azarbaijan province. The event was hosted by Urmia University with the theme of ...

Iranian Deputy Minister of Energy Alireza Daemi announced cessation of construction of four large dams in Urmia Lake basin, the largest lake in the Middle East and one of the unique ecosystems of the ...

One of the largest permanent hypersaline lakes in the world, Lake Urmia is located in the northwestern province of East Azarbaijan and was considered the largest lake in the Middle East. The volume of ...

The massive lake has dried out because of water mismanagement. Photographer Maximilian Mann traveled to northwest Iran to document the disappearing body of water and the people who depend on it.

Lake Urmia in Iran was once the world's second largest salt lake, but in a matter of years it shrank to almost nothing. Now, the lake is slowly coming back to life.

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 ...

Iran's Lake Urmia, the largest lake in the Middle East and the world's sixth-largest salt lake, saw its volume increase by ...

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 ...

The salty waters of Iran’s Lake Urmia recently morphed from a deep green to a rich red, likely due to algae and bacteria blooms. Why a Giant Green Lake Turned Blood-Red.