Lake Urmia [or Orumiyeh]
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 1975
4 498 km²
County · IRN
Miyandoab
Iran
BSkArid, steppe, cold(100 %)
Area
883,6km²
Ecological tissue
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Calcul du tissu écologique de cette entité.
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Species present
Computing species observations from GBIF…
Climate
Mean T°
13,5°C
Annual rain
334mm
Warmest m°
33,6°C
Coldest m°
-5,6°C
Elevation: 1 291 m on average (min 1 271 m, max 1 485 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
13,5°C
Annual rain
334mm
Warmest month
33,6°C
Coldest month
-5,6°C
Mean alt.
1 291m
Min
1 271m
Max
1 485m
Std. dev.
20m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BSkArid, steppe, cold(100 %)Arid
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
7,6
Org. C
15,8g/kg
Clay
30,7%
Sand
21,3%
Silt
48,0%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: smGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
7,5
Org. C
23,1g/kg
Clay
29,6%
Sand
21,9%
Silt
48,5%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,6
Org. C
12,1g/kg
Clay
30,3%
Sand
21,3%
Silt
48,4%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,6
Org. C
12,3g/kg
Clay
32,1%
Sand
20,7%
Silt
47,2%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest6.8%
Crops55.3%
Built-up0.5%
Bare soil16.4%
Other (grassland, water…)21.0%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology
Computing basins, lakes, rivers…
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
1,6nW
Built-up
49,2%
Pesticides
3,5kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas5
IUCN Not Reported · 3IUCN Not Applicable · 1IUCN II · 1
Lake Urmia [or Orumiyeh]
IUCN Not ApplicableUNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve · 1976
4 498 km²
Urumieh lake
IUCN IINational Park · 1975
4 416 km²
Lake Kobi
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 1975
37 km²
Kanibarazan Wetland
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2011
9 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN