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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

the expanse of Iran’s Lake Urmia has been drying up for years. Once considered the largest lake in the Middle East, Lake Urmia has transformed into a vast salty desert with only memories of its ...

Over the past two decades, Lake Urmia, in northwestern Iran, has shrunk by nearly 95 percent, destroying the once-booming tourism and fishing industries and the habitat of local fauna, including ...

Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi arrived in West Azarbaijan province on Friday to inaugurate the water transfer project from Kani Sib Dam in Naqadeh to Lake Urmia. According to the official website of ...

Tehran (AFP) – 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.