World's Largest Salt Lake "Urmia" Iran - Amazing and Rare Photos Collection

The lake serves as a natural divider between the provinces of East and West Azerbaijan and their main cities, Tabriz and Urmia, respectively. The latter was named “city of water”, referring to the lake that was named after it. Lake Urmia is 1,275 m (4,183 ft) above sea level, at the bottom of Azerbaijan’s large central depression.





Lake Urmia is the world’s third largest salt lake. Fed by mountain streams, it has no other outlet than evaporation. Salts and minerals can therefore build in the lake whose high salinity allows only one fish species to survive.

SAUDI - IRAN TENSIONS

In 2010, Wikileaks disclosed that Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah urged the US to attack Iran, describing Iran as a snake whose head should be cut off without any procrastination.[33]

In April 2011, we read of tensions between Saudi Arabia and Iran.

According to Iran's PressTV, 'Saudi Arabia seeks to annex Kuwait'

According to a top Iranian, Saudi intervention in Bahrain is considered 'occupation'.‎

Some Arabs see an Iranian conspiracy to target Kuwait and Bahrain (GCC countries)

Many thanks to C. for the links.