🌐 Urmia Lake

Iran · Asia · Biosphere Reserve · 37.66°N, 45.41°E

Lake Urmia is an endorheic salt lake in Iran. The lake is located in the Iranian region of Azerbaijan, near the Armenian border and south of the Caspian Sea. At its greatest extent, it was the largest lake in West Asia. It was once the sixth-largest saltwater lake on Earth, with a surface area of approximately 6,000 km2 (2,300 sq mi), a length of 140 km (87 mi), a width of 70 km (43 mi), and a maximum depth of 20 m (66 ft).

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Quick facts

Country	Iran
Continent / region	Asia
Protection type	🌐 Biosphere Reserve
Coordinates (approx.)	37.66°N, 45.41°E · view on map

Urmia Lake is a biosphere reserve in Iran, in Asia. The details of why Urmia Lake is ecologically important are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

More protected areas in Iran

Sorkheh Hesar National Park · Arasbaran · Köpet Dag · Khar Turan National Park · Hamun Lake · Mangrove forests of Qeshm · Golestan National Park · Kavir National Park · Miankaleh · Urmia Lake National Park.

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