Lake Urmia in the north-western West Azarbaijan province started to dry up in the 2000s. The lake is the largest in West Asia and the sixth-largest salt lake in the world, with a water surface area of ...

Documenting the environmental changes happening in Lake Urmia in Iran, the series is a reminder of the ongoing impact our environmental misunderstandings have in every corner of the world. “Lake Urmia ...

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The incident followed massive Newroz, Kurdish New Year celebrations in Urmia, which saw the participation of some 150,000 Kurds. The West Azarbaijan Police Information Center was quoted by Iran ...