Lake Urmia

Question 1

Which country is Lake Urmia located in ?

Answer 1

Iran

Question 2

What type of lake is it ?

Answer 2

Endorheic salt lake

Question 3

Where is its geographical location ?

Answer 3

Between the provinces of East Azerbaijan and West Azerbaijan and west of southern portion of Caspian Sea

Question 4

Which position does it stand on the saltwater lakes of the world ?

Answer 4

6th largest saltwater lake of the world

Question 5

What is its recent significance ?

Answer 5

Iran deciding to revive the lake which has been shrinking since 1995 (considered to be one of the worst ecological disasters)

Question 6

How intense has been the shrinking ?

Answer 6

The lake was once the largest lake in Middle East and now reduced to a shrimp

Question 7

What are the reasons of shrinking according to UNEP ?

Answer 7

Prolonged drought , over farming and dams

Question 8

What are the ill effects of shrinking in that region ?

Answer 8

Threatened habitats of shrimp , flamingos , deers and wild sheep and also caused salt storms that pollute nearby cities and farms