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Ur⋅mi⋅a

  [oor-mee-uh]
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–noun
Lake, a salt lake in NW Iran. ab. 2000 sq. mi. (5180 sq. km).
Also called Lake Urumiyeh.
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Ur·mi·a   (ŏŏr'mē-ə)   
A shallow saline lake of northwest Iran between Tabriz and the Turkish border. The city of Urmia, on the western side of the lake, is reputed to be the birthplace of Zoroaster. Population: 583,000.
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Urmia

city, extreme northwestern Iran. It lies just west of Lake Urmia on a large fertile plain that yields grains, fruits, tobacco, and other crops. The population is mainly Azeri Turkish, with Kurdish, Assyrian Christian, and Armenian minorities. The remains of ancient settlements are scattered over the plain, as are traces of the ancient kingdom of Urartu.

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