BODIES of waterPESTICIDESRivers and streams are dynamic linear features that undergo numerous disturbances from nearby human activities. This is particularly evident in Iranian arid regions, where agricultural activities are concentrated along these water bodies to harness their freshwater resources. This ...
How to Choose an Aluminium Water Bottle Business Credit Systems in China Geography Location and Borders Iran is strategically located in the Middle East, bordered by numerous countries and large bodies of water. Latitude/Longitude: Iran lies between 25°N to 40°N latitude and from 44°E to 63...
Marine species entering fresh water from the Persian Gulf and Sea of Oman can be accessed through a Marine List in the Checklists of the Introduction. Some sections of this work are incomplete but have been posted as is. They will be updated and queries resolved as time permits. Apart from...
To the southwest, Iran has a long coastline along the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. On the other side of the Persian Gulf, the same body of water is referred to as the Arabian Gulf –much to the annoyance of Iranians. In terms of topography, Iran is very diverse, with vast mo...
Groundwater, contained within cracks and pores in permeable bodies of rock known as aquifers, is a lifeline for people especially in parts of the world where rainfall and surface water are scarce, such as northwest India and the southwest United States. ...
Completed in 1938, the Trans-Iranian Railway connected Tehran to Iran's two major bodies of water: the Caspian Sea in the north and the Persian Gulf in the south. Iran's first national railway, it produced and disrupted various kinds of movement—voluntary and forced, intended and unintended...
from vehicle emissions, refinery operations, and industrial effluents; deforestation; overgrazing; desertification; oil pollution in the Persian Gulf; wetland losses from drought; soil degradation (salination); inadequate supplies of potable water; water pollution from raw sewage and industrial waste; urba...
TEHRAN, June 18 (Xinhua) -- The expansion of water level of Iran's northwest Urmia Lake over the past months has attracted tourists both from and out of Iran. The lake, which has been on the verge of extinction over the past decades, began to expand following the two-month-long springt...