Lakes

Lakes

A database referring to large standing bodies of fresh water in a basin. A lake is apart from rivers or streams that serve to fill or drain the lake.

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Namak Lake (persian for Salt Lake) is a salt lake in Iran. It is located approximately 100 km (62 mi) east of the City of Qom at an elevation of 790 metres (2,590 ft) above sea level. The lake has a ...

Bakhtegan Lake

Water bodies; Lakes

Lake Bakhtegan is a salt lake in Fars Province, southern Iran, about 160 km (99 mi) east of Shiraz and 15 km (9.3 mi) west of the town of Neyriz. Bakhtegan, with a surface area of 3,500 square ...

Maharloo Lake

Water bodies; Lakes

Maharloo Lake is a salt lake located 27 kilometres southeast of Shiraz, Iran.

Zarivar Lake

Water bodies; Lakes

Lake Zarivar, also known as Zeribar or Zrewar, is a lake in western Iran.

Habbaniyah Lake

Water bodies; Lakes

Lake Habbaniyah is a shallow natural lake in al-Anbar, Iraq, west of Baghdad. It has a surface area 140 km². Traditionally the lake has been used to hold flood water from the River Euphrates, and in ...

Lake Milh

Water bodies; Lakes

Lake Milh is located a few miles west of Karbala, Iraq (32°45′N 43°38′E). It is alternately called Lake Razazah Lake Milh is a depression into which excess water from the Euphrates River is diverted ...

Lake Tharthar

Water bodies; Lakes

Lake Tharthar, is a lake situated 120 kilometers north of Baghdad between the Tigris and the Euphrates rivers. It is the largest lake in Iraq. The construction of several dams has made it an ...