Urumiyeh

[ Turkish oo-roo-mee-ye ]

noun

1. Lake. Urmia, Lake.

Example Sentences

The fortress of Muzazir near Lake Urumiyeh was captured, thus extending the Assyrian frontier far to the east, and Ursa, in despair, committed suicide.

From Project Gutenberg

Assyrian armies made their way through the passes of Kurdistan as far as Lake Urumiyeh and the land of the Minni.

From Project Gutenberg

State television said the Iran Air plane was en route from Tehran to Urumiyeh.

From Reuters

The IranAir plane had been heading from Tehran to the city of Urumiyeh when it came down close to its destination.

From BBC

In the course of her wanderings through the wild highlands of Persia, Madame Pfeiffer came to Urumiyéh, on the borders of the salt lake of that name, which, in some of its physical features, closely resembles the Dead Sea.

From Project Gutenberg