Gadar River
Appearance
Gadar River | |
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Location | |
Country | Iran |
Province | West Azarbaijan province |
Physical characteristics | |
Mouth | |
• location | Lake Urmia,Iran |
Length | 100 km (62 mi) |
Basin size | 2,000 km2(770 sq mi)(approx.) |
Discharge | |
• average | 0.34 m3/s (12 cu ft/s) |
TheGadar Riverrises in theIranianZagros Mountainsclose to where the borders of Iran,TurkeyandIraqmeet. From its source, the river flows towards the southeast and then changes course due east through the Ushnu-Solduzvalley. After leaving the valley, the river turns north and flows into the marshes bordering theendorheicsaltwaterLake Urmia.The length of the river is approximately 100 kilometres (62 mi), itsdrainage basinis variously estimated as 1,900 square kilometres (730 sq mi) and 2,123 square kilometres (820 sq mi) and itsdischargeis 0.34 cubic metres (12 cu ft) per second. The Ushnu-Solduz valley has been occupied for many millennia, as testified by the excavations at sites likeHasanlu TepeandHajji Firuz Tepe.[1][2]
Notes
[edit]- ^Voigt 1983,pp. 268–269
- ^Ghaheri, Baghal-Vayjooee & Naziri 1999,p. 20
References
[edit]- Ghaheri, M.; Baghal-Vayjooee, M.H.; Naziri, J. (1999), "Lake Urmia, Iran: A summary review",International Journal of Salt Lake Research,8:19–22,doi:10.1023/A:1009062005606
- Voigt, Mary M. (1983),Hajji Firuz Tepe, Iran: the Neolithic settlement,University Museum Monograph, vol. 50, Philadelphia: University Museum,ISBN0-934718-49-0