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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 ...
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 ...
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. ...
The Tigris–Euphrates Basin is shared between Turkey, Syria, Iraq, Iran, and Kuwait. [6] [3] [4] [5] [7] Many tributaries of the Tigris river originate in Iran, and the Shatt al-Arab, formed by the confluence of the Euphrates and Tigris rivers, makes up a portion of the Iran–Iraq border, with Kuwait's Bubiyan Island being part of its delta.
Other notable rivers include the Karkheh, spanning 700 kilometres (430 mi) and joining the Tigris; and the Zayandeh River, which is 300 kilometres (190 mi) long. Several other permanent rivers and streams also drain into the Persian Gulf, while a number of small rivers that originate in the northwestern Zagros or Alborz drain into the Caspian Sea.
Most rivers in Iran are seasonal and have traditionally not been able to supply the needs of urban settlements. Major rivers like the Arvand, Aras, Zayandeh, Sefid and Atrak were few and far between in Persia.
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 ...