Sefīd-Rūd and Aras River (Zangmar River) Biosphere reserve Arasbārān in the former Qaradagh, is a UNESCO registered biosphere reserve (since 1976) and an Iranian Dept. of Environment designated "Protected Area" in East Azarbaijan Province, Iran, with a varying altitude from in the vicinity of the Aras River to and covers an area of . The biosphere is also home to some 23,500 nomads. Arasbaran is confined to Aras River in the north, Meshgin Shahr County and Moghan in the east, Sarab County in the south, and Tabriz and Marand counties in the west. Lakes Urmia Lake is a salt lake near Iran's border with Turkey. The lake is between the provinces of East Azerbaijan and West Azerbaijan, west of the southern portion of the similarly shaped Caspian Sea. It is the largest lake in the Middle East, Shorabil Lake is located in a hilly area south of Ardabil. Ardabil University is located near the lake. Gori Lake is a small fresh to brackish lake in the uplands of East Azerbaijan Province. Together with the adjacent reed marshes it is an important breeding area for waterfowl. A site was designated as a Ramsar Convention wetland protection site on 23 June 1975. Neor Lake is located in a hilly area south of the Province of Ardabil, on the Ardabil–Khalkhal road. Plain The Mugan plain is a plain located between Iran and the southern part of the Republic of Azerbaijan. The highest density of irrigation canals is in the section of the Mugan plain which lies in the Republic of Azerbaijan. It is located on the bank of the Aras river extending to Iran. The Urmia Plain is in the West Azerbaijan Province, situated on western side of Lake Urmia and the eastern side of Turkish border. Politics In Azerbaijan Assembly of Experts Of the 86 members of Assembly of Experts, 11 are representative of the Azerbaijan region. Ali Meshkini from Meshgin Shahr in the Ardabil Province was Chairmen of the Assembly of Experts since 1983 to 2007. 5 representative of East Azerbaijan. 3 representative of West Azerbaijan. 2 representative of Ardabil Province. 1 representative of Zanjan Province. Islamic Consultative Assembly Of the 290 members of Islamic Consultative Assembly, 44 are representative of Azerbaijan region. in the Azerbaijan region 40/44 Azerbaijani are in parliament the members of the Fraction of Turkic regions. Electorate According to County Electoral district of East Azerbaijan 19 Tabriz,