Sunset over shrinking Lake Orumieh (Urmia) which has been

Sunset over shrinking Lake Orumieh (Urmia) which has been restored to some degree by seasonal rains. Lake Orumieh is an endorheic salt lake in northwestern #Iran, near to the Iran's border with Turkey. The lake is between the provinces of East Azerbaijan and #WestAzerbaijan in Iran, and west of the southern portion of the #CaspianSea. At its full size, it was the largest lake in the #MiddleEast and the sixth largest saltwater lake on earth. Experts have warned that the construction of the causeway and bridge, together with a series of ecological factors, will eventually lead to the drying up of the lake, turning it into a salt marsh which will directly affect the climate of the region. Therefore, over the past decade, the lake has been running almost dry. Photo by @hadiipix #everydayiran, #everydayeverywhere #everydayclimatechenge
غروب آفتاب بر فراز دریاچه‌ی #ارومیه. #آذربایجان_غربی، #ایران