What is Lake Urmia?
{{Infobox lake | lake_name = Lake Urmia | image_lake =Lake_urmia_1984.jpg | caption_lake = from space, 1984 | image_bathymetry = | caption_bathymetry = | location = Iran | coords = {{coord|37|42|N|45|19|E|type:waterbody_region:IR_scale:1000000|display=inline,title}} | type = [[Salt lake]] | inflow = | outflow = ''[[evaporation]]'' | catchment = | basin_countries = Iran | length = {{convert|140|km|abbr=on}} | width = {{convert|55|km|abbr=on}} | area = {{convert|5200|km2|abbr=on}} | depth = | max-depth = {{convert|16|m|abbr=on}} | volume = | residence_time = | shore = | elevation = | frozen = | islands = 102 | cities = | reference = }} '''Lake Urmia''' ({{lang-fa|دریاچه ارومیه}}) is a [[Salt water|salt]] [[lake]] in northwest of [[Iran]]. It is in the [[province]]s of East Azarbaijan and West Azarbaijan, and is southwest of the close shaped [[Caspian Sea]]. It was the largest lake inside Iran, and the second biggest salt lake of the world. It was the largest lake in the [[Middle East]].<ref>Dictionary of the Middle Ages - Page 332 by Joseph Reese Strayer</ref> The [[Geographic coordinate system|location]] of Lake Urmia is at {{coor dms|37|42|N|45|19|E}}. It has a surface area of about 5,200 [[kilometer|km²]] (2,000 [[mile]]²). At its biggest extent, it is about 140&nbsp;km (87 miles) long, and 55&nbsp;km (34 miles) wide. Its deepest point is approximately 16 [[Metre|m]] (52 [[foot (unit of length)|ft]]) deep. It receives water from thirteen rivers coming from the near mountains, and it has no output.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.salinesystems.org/content/3/1/5|title=Urmia Lake: A brief review|publisher=Saline Systems|accessdate=2007-11-19|archive-date=2007-12-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071218223250/http://www.salinesystems.org/content/3/1/5|url-status=dead}}<