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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:lake
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gptkbp:area
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approximately 5,200 km² (historically)
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gptkbp:connectedByBridgeTo
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gptkb:Urmia_Lake_Causeway
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:Iran
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gptkbp:hasBridge
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gptkb:Urmia_Lake_Bridge
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gptkbp:hasIsland
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gptkb:Kaboodan_Island
gptkb:Shahi_Island
Ashk Island
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gptkbp:historicalName
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gptkb:Daryacheh-ye_Orumiyeh
Lake Rezaiyeh
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Urmia Lake
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gptkbp:inflow
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gptkb:Gadar_River
gptkb:Simineh_River
gptkb:Zarrineh_River
gptkb:Baranduz_River
gptkb:Nazlou_River
gptkb:Shahar_River
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gptkbp:language
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gptkb:Persian
gptkb:Azerbaijani
Kurdish
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gptkbp:length
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about 140 km
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gptkbp:locatedIn
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gptkb:Iran
gptkb:East_Azerbaijan_Province
gptkb:West_Azerbaijan_Province
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gptkbp:maximumDepth
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16 m
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gptkbp:namedAfter
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gptkb:city_of_Urmia
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gptkbp:notableFor
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gptkb:brine_shrimp_(Artemia_urmiana)
gulls
pelicans
ibises
flamingos
shearwaters
habitat for migratory birds
shrinking dramatically since 1990s
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gptkbp:outflow
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evaporation
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gptkbp:protectedArea
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gptkb:nature_reserve
gptkb:wetlands
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gptkbp:RamsarSite
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1971
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gptkbp:region
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northwest Iran
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gptkbp:revitalizationEfforts
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Lake Urmia Restoration Program
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gptkbp:salinity
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high
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gptkbp:threats
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gptkb:river
gptkb:dam
climate change
dam construction
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gptkbp:type
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gptkb:salt
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gptkbp:UNESCOBiosphereReserve
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1976
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gptkbp:width
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up to 55 km
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Azerbaijan_region
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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