Lake Urmia (or Ormiyeh) is one of the largest hypersaline lakes in the world and the habitat of a unique bisexual Artemia species (A. urmiana). Despite this, and several other values of the lake, little literature on it has been published. The present paper is an attempt to provide a brief review on various aspects of the lake. Urmia Lake, located in northwestern Iran, is an oligotrophic lake of thalassohaline origin with a total surface area between 4750 and 6100 km2 and a maximum depth of 16 m at an altitude of 1250 m. The lake is divided into north and south parts separated by a causeway in which a 1500-m gap provides little exchange of water between the two parts. Due to drought and increased demands for agricultural water in the lake's basin, the salinity of the lake has risen to more than 300 g/L during recent years, and large areas of the lake bed have been desiccated. Therefore, management and conservation of this incomparable ecosystem should be considered to improve the current condition by fisheries research institutes.
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机译：乌尔米亚湖（或Ormiyeh）是世界上最大的高盐湖之一，是独特的双性恋卤虫物种（A. urmiana）的栖息地。尽管如此，还有其他一些湖泊价值，关于它的文献很少。本文试图对湖泊的各个方面进行简要回顾。伊朗西北部的Urmia湖是海藻盐碱化的贫营养型湖泊，总表面积在4750至6100 km 2 之间，在1250 m的高度处最大深度为16 m。该湖分为南北两部分，由一条堤道隔开，其中一条1500米的缝隙在两部分之间几乎没有水交换。由于干旱和湖盆对农业用水的需求增加，近年来湖的盐度已上升至300 g / L以上，并且大面积的湖床已被干燥。因此，渔业研究机构应考虑对这一无与伦比的生态系统进行管理和保护，以改善当前状况。
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