Urmia lake

Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Urmia lake

Urmia lake (Daryache-ye Orumiye دریاچه ارومیه, ուրմիա լիճ, Urmiya gölü) is a salt lake in northwestern Iran, near Iran's border with Turkey. The lake is between the Iranian provinces of East Azerbaijan and West Azerbaijan, west of the southern portion of the similarly shaped Caspian Sea. It is the largest lake in the Middle East, and the third largest salt water lake on earth, with a surface area of approximately 5,200 km² (2,000 mile²), 140 km (87 mi) length, 55 km (34 mi) width, and 16 m (52 ft) depth. The largest island is Shahi Island. The smallest is Osman fist.