Namak Lake
Namak Lake is a salt lake in Iran. It is located approximately east of the City of Qom and of Kashan at an elevation of above sea level.
The lake is a remnant of the Paratethys sea, which started to dry from the Pleistocene epoch, leaving Lake Urmia and the Caspian Sea and other bodies of water. The lake has a surface area of about, but most of this is dry. Water only covers. The lake only reaches a depth between to. The most important water supply is the river Qom.
