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 ...
Significance: Once one of the largest saltwater lakes in the world, Lake Urmia has significantly shrunk due to water diversion and climate change. Efforts are being made to revive the lake. Caspian Sea Significance: The Caspian Sea, the world’s largest inland body of water, borders Iran to ...
Turkmenistan: 992 km (616 mi) It shares the longest border with Iraq with 1,458 kilometers. It shares the shortest border with Armenia with just 22 kilometers. Iran also borders three bodies of water: the Persian Gulf, the Gulf of Oman, and the Caspian Sea. Iran’s topography is very ...
United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) brings attention to the regime’s consistent suppression of individual freedoms and demands accountability for Tehran's actions. Explore our resources to understand the depth and impact of these human rights abuses in Iran....
Lake Urmia, the country's largest inland body of water, is in the Zagros of NW Iran. Narrow coastal plains are found along the shores of the Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, and the Caspian Sea; at the head of the Persian Gulf is the Iranian section of the Mesopotamian lowlands. Of the ...
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 ...
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...
Alborz and Zagros mountains), a rock garden, a waterfall, a wetland, a river about 1 km long, systematic area, fruit garden, picnic area with some pavilions, desert plants areas, a salt lake and a wadi (a dry, ephemeral, riverbed that contains water only during times of heavy rain). ...
Iran is considered authoritarian in its suppression of rights for women and children and the violent squandering of opposing political protests. Strategically located between the water bodies of the Persian Gulf, the Gulf of Oman and the Caspian sea, it is bordered by key middle-eastern players,...
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...