Urmia

[oor-mee-uh]

noun

1. Lake, a salt lake in NW Iran. About 2,000 sq. mi. (5,180 sq. km).

Urmia

/ ˈɜːmɪə, ɒˈruːmiːjə /

noun

1. a shallow lake in NW Iran, at an altitude of 1300 m (4250 ft): the largest lake in Iran, varying in area from 4000–6000 sq km (1500–2300 sq miles) between autumn and spring

Example Sentences

Urmia is Iran's largest lake, but has largely dried out leaving a vast salt bed.

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Urmia, in the northwest, is Iran's largest lake, but has largely dried out and turned into a vast salt bed due to drought.

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On Friday, a cleric in the northwestern city of Urmia called during prayers for the punishment of athletes who refrained from singing the national anthem, according to Iranian news agencies.

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Two boys aged 15 and 16 were among those shot dead on Wednesday night in Oshnavieh and Urmia, both in West Azerbaijan province, it said.

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A friend of Sareh's in the city of Urmia, also in north-western Iran, suggests that she could have gone to Iran to see her children.

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