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This is a list of the rivers that flow wholly or partly in Iran, arranged geographically by river basin from west to east. Flowing into the Persian Gulf The ...
Iran river stubs (64 P) Pages in category "Rivers of Iran" The following 32 pages are in this category, out of 32 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Major rivers like the Arvand, Aras, Zayandeh, Sefid and Atrak were few and far between in Persia. With the growth of urban settlements during the ages, locally dug deep wells (up to 100 meters deep) could no longer keep up with the demand, leading to the systematic digging of a specialized network of canals known as Qanat .
Catchment area of Karun River (in deep blue) Karun River near the city of Ahvaz. The largest river by discharge in Iran, the Karun River's watershed covers 65,230 square kilometres (25,190 sq mi) in parts of two Iranian provinces. The river is around 950 kilometres (590 mi) long and has an average discharge of 575 cubic metres per second ...
Rivers of Iran (24 C, 32 P) S. Seas of Iran (3 C, 3 P) ... Straits of Iran (2 P) Pages in category "Bodies of water of Iran" The following 5 pages are in this ...
The Zayandeh used to have significant flow all year long, unlike many of Iran's rivers which are seasonal, but today it runs dry due to water extraction before reaching the city of Esfahan. In the early 2010s, the lower reaches of the river dried out completely after several years of seasonal dry-outs. [3]
Aerial view of the Ghezel Ozan in the border area of Ardabil Province, Zanjan Province and East Azerbaijan Province.. The Ghezel Ozan (Azerbaijani: Qızılözən (Red River), Persian: قزل اوزن / Qezel Owzan) (also spelled Ghezel Ozen) is one of the longest rivers in Iran, originating from the Chehel Cheshmeh Mountains between Saqqez and Divandarreh in Kurdistan Province flowing in ...
The headwaters of major rivers arise in the Anti-Taurus: the east-flowing Aras River flows into the Caspian Sea, and the south-flowing Euphrates and Tigris join in Iraq before flowing into the Persian Gulf. Several small streams that flow into the Black Sea or landlocked Lake Van also originate in these mountains.