Publish Date: 11 May 2020 - 13:12
TEHRAN, May 11 (MNA) – Iran’s Lake Urmia has been greatly replenished and revived as a result of sustained and at times heavy rains in the past two months. It was once the largest salt-water lake in the Middle East; however, decades of long-standing drought spells and elevated hot summer temperatures have shrunk the lake drastically.