The predominantly Azerbaijani-populated cities of Iran are also being confronted by a pending environmental catastrophe that will result in the drying-out of Lake Urmia, which is situated between West Azerbaijan and East Azerbaijan provinces, and is one of the largest salt lakes in the world. In the Azerbaijani cities of Urmia and Tabriz, to protest the Iranian Government’s poorly-planned irrigation and damming projects which are starving the lake of fresh water. A violent police crackdown on Azerbaijani protesters ensued, resulting in scores of injuries, thousands of arrests, and, reportedly four deaths.
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