▁Q iz il ▁Ü zan , ▁Se f ī d - R ū d ▁and ▁Ar as ▁River ▁( Z ang mar ▁River ) ▁ ▁B ios phere ▁Reserve ▁ ▁Ar as b ā r ā n ▁in ▁the ▁former ▁Q ar ad agh , ▁is ▁a ▁UN ES CO ▁registered ▁b ios phere ▁reserve ▁( since ▁ 1 9 7 6 ) ▁and ▁an ▁Iran ian ▁De pt . ▁of ▁Environment ▁designated ▁" Pro te cted ▁Area " ▁in ▁East ▁Az ar ba ij an ▁Province , ▁Iran , ▁with ▁a ▁varying ▁alt itude ▁from ▁ ▁in ▁the ▁vic inity ▁of ▁the ▁Ar as ▁River ▁to ▁ ▁and ▁covers ▁an ▁area ▁of ▁. ▁The ▁b ios phere ▁is ▁also ▁home ▁to ▁some ▁ 2 3 , 5 0 0 ▁nom ads . ▁Ar as bar an ▁is ▁conf ined ▁to ▁Ar as ▁River ▁in ▁the ▁north , ▁M esh gin ▁Sh ahr ▁County ▁and ▁M og han ▁in ▁the ▁east , ▁Sar ab ▁County ▁in ▁the ▁south , ▁and ▁Tab riz ▁and ▁Mar and ▁count ies ▁in ▁the ▁west . ▁ ▁L akes ▁ ▁U rm ia ▁Lake ▁is ▁a ▁salt ▁lake ▁near ▁Iran ' s ▁border ▁with ▁Turkey . ▁The ▁lake ▁is ▁between ▁the ▁provinces ▁of ▁East ▁A zer ba ij an ▁and ▁West ▁A zer ba ij an , ▁west ▁of ▁the ▁southern ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁similarly ▁sh aped ▁C asp ian ▁Sea . ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁largest ▁lake ▁in ▁the ▁Middle ▁East , ▁ ▁Sh or abil ▁Lake ▁is