Urmia Lake Basin
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The Urmia Lake Basin is the hydrological and ecological catchment area surrounding Lake Urmia in northwestern Iran, encompassing the rivers, wetlands, and landscapes that drain into and sustain the lake.
Observed surface forms (4)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lake Urmia region | 3 |
| Urmia plain | 2 |
| Lake Urmia Basin ecoregion | 1 |
| Urmia Plain | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ecoregion
ⓘ
hydrological basin ⓘ |
| climate |
continental
ⓘ
semi-arid ⓘ |
| contains |
Lake Urmia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
agricultural lands ⓘ rivers ⓘ urban areas ⓘ wetlands ⓘ |
| country | Iran ⓘ |
| drainsInto | Lake Urmia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ecologicalSignificance |
supports Lake Urmia ecosystem
ⓘ
supports migratory waterbirds ⓘ supports saline wetland habitats ⓘ |
| facesEnvironmentalIssue |
decline of Lake Urmia water level
ⓘ
land degradation ⓘ over-extraction of groundwater ⓘ over-extraction of surface water ⓘ salinization ⓘ water scarcity ⓘ |
| governedBy | Government of Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBiodiversity |
brine shrimp Artemia urmiana in Lake Urmia
ⓘ
halophytic vegetation ⓘ |
| hasConservationProgram | Lake Urmia restoration program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCoreFeature | Lake Urmia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMajorCity |
Mahabad
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maragheh NERFINISHED ⓘ Tabriz NERFINISHED ⓘ Urmia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMajorRiver |
Aji Chay
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Baranduz River NERFINISHED ⓘ Gadar River NERFINISHED ⓘ Mahabad River NERFINISHED ⓘ Shahr Chay NERFINISHED ⓘ Simineh Rud NERFINISHED ⓘ Zarrineh Rud NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOutflow | endorheic (no natural outflow to the sea) ⓘ |
| locatedIn | northwestern Iran ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeRegion |
East Azerbaijan Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kurdistan Province NERFINISHED ⓘ West Azerbaijan Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Zanjan Province NERFINISHED ⓘ parts of other neighboring provinces of Iran ⓘ |
| partOf |
Iranian Plateau
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lake Urmia watershed ⓘ |
| primaryWaterUse |
domestic water supply
ⓘ
industrial water use ⓘ irrigated agriculture ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Lake Urmia Basin ecoregion
this entity surface form:
Lake Urmia region
this entity surface form:
Urmia plain
this entity surface form:
Urmia plain
this entity surface form:
Lake Urmia region
this entity surface form:
Lake Urmia region