Namak Lake

Namak Lake (, i.e., "salt 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.