Urmia

American  

[oor-mee-uh] / ˈʊər mi ə /

noun

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

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Urmia British  

/ 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

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Example Sentences

New videos of protests in recent days have also emerged, with BBC Persian verifying those filmed in the central city of Arak and the western cities of Tabriz, Urmia and Khorramabad.

From BBC

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

From BBC

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

From Barron's

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.

From BBC

Iranian tourists used to flock to Lake Urmia, near the border with Turkey, to enjoy its natural beauty and the reported restorative properties of its mineral-rich mud.

From BBC