10K views · 759 reactions |  IRAN I Urmia  Lake Urmia in susent...

🦩A flamboyance of flamingos in Lake Urmia, IRAN 💚🤍❤️ Lake Urmia and its adjacent wetlands are a hospitable environment for large flocks of the flamingos. One such wetland is the international Sa'eeran Guli Wetland, hosting about 10,000 flamingos this year. Overall, between 30,000 to 35,000 flamingos are estimated to be at the Lake Urmia wetlands currently. Lake Urmia is an endorheic salt lake in Iran. The lake is located between the provinces of East Azerbaijan and West Azerbaijan in Iran, an

6.5M views · 55K reactions | Lake Urmia was once the sixth-largest...

Lake Urmia is an endorheic salt lake in northwestern Iran. It was once the sixth-largest saltwater lake on Earth with a surface area of 2,000 square miles (5,200 square km), but by 2017 had shrunk to 10% of its original size due to drought and damming of inflow rivers. It has begun to refill since 2019, thanks to increased rain and a restoration program. As water levels ebb and flow, the lake’s color ranges from blue-green to red-orange based on its concentration of salt-loving bacteria and alga