Lake Urmia [or Orumiyeh]
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 1975
4 498 km²
County · IRN
Tabriz
Iran
BSkArid, steppe, cold(81 %)
Area
3 994,2km²
Ecological tissue
Graphe en cours d’indexation
Calcul du tissu écologique de cette entité.
Le graphe apparaîtra automatiquement dès que le calcul est terminé (rafraîchissement toutes les 2s).
Species present
Computing species observations from GBIF…
Climate
Mean T°
11,3°C
Annual rain
367mm
Warmest m°
30,4°C
Coldest m°
-6,1°C
Elevation: 1 611 m on average (min 1 268 m, max 3 257 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
11,3°C
Annual rain
367mm
Warmest month
30,4°C
Coldest month
-6,1°C
Mean alt.
1 611m
Min
1 268m
Max
3 257m
Std. dev.
421m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BSkArid, steppe, cold(81 %)Arid
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
7,7
Org. C
12,3g/kg
Clay
31,2%
Sand
30,4%
Silt
38,4%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: scGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
7,7
Org. C
19,1g/kg
Clay
29,8%
Sand
31,4%
Silt
38,8%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,8
Org. C
8,8g/kg
Clay
30,6%
Sand
30,7%
Silt
38,7%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,8
Org. C
9,0g/kg
Clay
33,0%
Sand
29,1%
Silt
37,8%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest1.1%
Crops18.1%
Built-up0.8%
Bare soil31.4%
Other (grassland, water…)48.6%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology
Computing basins, lakes, rivers…
Human pressure
Pop. density
2hab/km²
Night light
2,7nW
Built-up
82,0%
Pesticides
3,3kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas3
IUCN Not Reported · 1IUCN 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
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN