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2023-12-20 17:48
Turkish travel insiders visit Iran on fam tour
TEHRAN – On Wednesday, a group of Turkish travel insiders started a familiarization tour of attractions in Iran’s West Azarbaijan province.
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2023-11-24 14:52
Finland ready to contribute to Lake Urmia revival
TEHRAN –Finland's ambassador to Iran, Kari Kahiluoto, has announced his country’s readiness to cooperate in the restoration of Lake Urmia.
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2023-09-19 15:49
Water transfer from Lake Van to Lake Urmia on agenda
TEHRAN - Research and academic studies are being carried out on transferring water from Lake Van in Turkey to help revive Lake Urmia which has been drying up in recent years, MP Mohammad-Reza Mirtajeddini has said.
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2023-09-17 15:55
Financial aid to restore Lake Urmia not affected by sanctions: UNDP rep
TEHRAN- Claudio Providas, the UNDP resident representative in Iran, has said that sanctions have had no effect on providing financial support to protect Iran's wetlands and revive Lake Urmia, in particular.
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2023-08-26 22:47
Seoul’s envoy tours attractions in northwest Iran
TEHRAN – Seoul’s ambassador to Tehran Yun Kang-hyeon has paid visits to several tourist attractions in Urmia, northwest Iran.
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2023-07-18 16:48
Wetlands protection helps sustainable agriculture around Lake Urmia
TEHRAN - The plan to protect wetlands has reduced water consumption by up to 27 percent, helping sustainable agriculture around Lake Urmia.
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2023-07-12 15:57
Wetland hosting myriads of flamingos
Some ten thousand flamingos have migrated to one of the wetlands in the vicinity of Lake Urmia, northwest of Iran.
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2023-06-25 15:08
Second project on reviving Lake Urmia to be inaugurated
TEHRAN – The wastewater treatment plant of the city of Urmia, as the second project aimed at reviving Lake Urmia, will come on stream in the near future.
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2023-05-16 15:26
Satellite images show successful Lake Urmia revival plan: official
TEHRAN - Satellite images of Lake Urmia show that the water transfer plan has been able to solve the problem of reduced water input to a great extent, Hassan Dalirian, a spokesman for the Iranian Space Agency, has said.
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2023-04-16 16:11
Recent rainfall boosts water level at Lake Urmia
TEHRAN - The level of water at Lake Urmia is rising thanks to recent rainfall flowing into the endangered lake.
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2023-04-07 16:20
Migratory birds herald Lake Urmia coming back to life
Flocks of migratory birds are flying over Lake Urmia as a sign that the once-dying lake in the northwest of the country is being resuscitated.
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2023-04-04 17:30
Lake Urmia welcomes visitors on Nature’s Day
Hundreds of holidaymakers enjoyed matchless sceneries during their visits to Lake Urmia to celebrate a national holiday known as Nature’s Day on April 2, 2023.
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2023-03-27 15:27
Lake Urmia's water level rising continuously
TEHRAN – The water level at Lake Urmia is continuously rising thanks to recent rainfalls and releasing water from the neighboring dam.
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2023-03-10 21:50
Water veins its way across Lake Urmia
TEHRAN - An aerial view shows water flows throughout Lake Urmia within the framework of a national project to revive the dying lake.
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2023-02-24 18:01
Lake Urmia water transfer project inaugurated
TEHRAN – The first phase of a national project to transfer water from the Kanisib Dam to Lake Urmia, northwestern West Azarbaijan province, came on stream on Friday.
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2023-02-13 18:31
Lake Urmia shrinks despite precipitations
TEHRAN – Despite recent precipitations, the area of Lake Urmia has decreased by more than 1,000 square kilometers.
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2023-01-18 18:40
Special budget to expedite Lake Urmia restoration
TEHRAN - Some 5 trillion rials (about $12.5 million) has been earmarked for speeding up the implementation of the Lake Urmia revival plan.
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2022-11-12 23:37
Jameh Mosque of Urmia to undergo minor restoration
TEHRAN – The centuries-old Jameh Mosque of Urmia, which is a must-see destination for history buffs and culture tourists in northwest Iran, will undergo minor restoration in the near future.
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2022-10-11 17:52
Govt. to complete Lake Urmia restoration plans
TEHRAN – The government's policy is to finalize and complete the previous plans for the restoration of Lake Urmia, the deputy head of the Department of Environment for marine environment and wetlands, has said.
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2022-09-17 18:30
No prospect for Lake Urmia revival: expert
TEHRAN – The restoration of Lake Urmia is unlikely in the current conditions, Hessam Ahmadi Birgani, an environmental professor at Urmia University, has said.
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2022-07-27 19:04
2,700-year-old bricks on view at Urmia Museum of Archaeology
TEHRAN – A collection of rare Mannaean bricks, which date back some 2700 years, has been put on show at the Urmia Museum of Archaeology in northwest Iran.
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2022-07-20 17:15
Some $10m allocated to Lake Urmia revival plan
TEHRAN – A budget of 3 trillion rials (about $10 million) has been allocated to accelerate the progress of the Lake Urmia restoration program.
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2022-07-13 17:02
By Faranak Bakhtiari
Lake Urmia in grave peril
TEHRAN – Lake Urmia started to dry up in the 2000s, and although it revived at some point over the past few years, it is in serious danger these days.
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2022-06-28 16:28
Japanese envoy highlights environmental cooperation with Iran
TEHRAN - Japanese Ambassador in Tehran Kazutoshi Aikawa has emphasized the need to broaden cooperation with Iran in the field of environment.
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2022-06-12 16:55
Human factors hold 69% share in drying of Lake Urmia
TEHRAN – Researchers realized that the situation of Lake Urmia in the last 20 years is not fully related to lack of rainfall, which shows that the share of human factors has been higher.