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Urmia Talaab

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Urmia Talaab
Lake Urmia ke chhaapa 1984 me, space se
Urmia Talaab is located in Iran
Urmia Talaab
Urmia Talaab
Coordinates37°42′N 45°22′E / 37.700°N 45.367°E / 37.700; 45.367
Rakamsalt (hypersaline) lake
Khaas inflowsZarriné-Rūd, Simineh-Rūd, Mahabad River,
Gadar River, Barandouz River, Shahar River,
Nazlou River, Zola River, Kaftar Ali Chay,
Aji Chay, Boyuk Chay, Rudkhaneh-ye Qal'eh Chay,
Qobi Chay, Rudkhaneh-ye Mordaq, Leylan River;
diversion from the Zab River
Primary outflowsnone: all water entering the lake
is lost through evaporation
Basin ke desIran
Max. lambaai140 km (87 mi) [1995]
Max. chaurraai70 km (43 mi) [1995]
Surface area6,000 km2 (2,300 sq mi) [2021-april][1]
Average gahiraai6 to 8 m (20 to 26 ft) [1910–2012][2]
Max. gahiraai15 to 20 m (49 to 66 ft) [1910–2012][2]
Water volume5.5 km3 (1.3 cu mi) [2021][1]
Khaarapan217–235 g L−1 Na–(Mg)–Cl–(SO4) brine [20th c.]
8–11% in spring, 26–28% in late autumn[3]
Islands102 [1995] (see list)
References[4]
Diminishing of surface of Lake Urmia
Lake Urmia, NW Iran, September 2015

Urmia Talaab, Iran ke ek khaara paani waala talaab hae. [5][6] Ii talaab, East Azerbaijan aur West Azerbaijan province ke biich me hae, aur Caspian Samundar ke south waala hissa ke west me hae. Ii Middle East ke sab se barraa talaab hae. Ii dunia ke 6th sab se barraa khaara paani waala talaab hae, jiske surface area lagbhag 6,000 km2 (2,300 sq mi) hae, iske lambaai 140 km (87 mi) hae, aur chaurraai 70 km (43 mi) hae, aur iske sab se jaada gahiraai 20 m (66 ft) hae.[7]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Urmia Lake Research Program. Lake Urmia’s surface increased by over 1500 km2 Archived 2023-10-20 at the Wayback Machine April 11, 2021.
  2. 2.0 2.1 'Urmia, Lake'. Encyclopedia Iranica
  3. Urmia Lake. 2012. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved 14 August 2015, from https://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/619901/Lake-Urmia
  4. "Lake Urmia's surface increased by over 1500 km²". Tehran Times. April 11, 2021. https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/459698/Lake-Urmia-s-surface-increased-by-over-1500-km.
  5. Henry, Roger (2003) Synchronized chronology: Rethinking Middle East Antiquity: A Simple Correction to Egyptian Chronology Resolves the Major Problems in Biblical and Greek Archaeology Algora Publishing, New York, p. 138, ISBN 0-87586-191-1
  6. E. J. Brill's first encyclopaedia of Islam, 1913–1936, vol. 7, page 1037 citing Strabo and Ptolemy.
  7. "Britanica". Britannica.com. Retrieved 4 September 2011.