Karun River
Sign in to saveThe Karun (, ), the Ancient Greek Eulaeus ( or Εὐλαῖος, Hebrew Ulai (), is the Iranian river with the highest water flow, and the country's only navigable river. It is long. The Karun rises in the Zard Kuh mountains of the Bakhtiari district in the Zagros Range, receiving many tributaries, such as the Dez and the Kuhrang. It passes through the city of Ahvaz, the capital of the Khuzestan Province of Iran, before emptying to its mouth into Arvand Rud.
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The Karun is Iran's most powerful river and its only navigable waterway, flowing from the Zagros Mountains through the major city of Ahvaz before reaching the Persian Gulf. It has been historically significant enough to be known by ancient names like the Eulaeus in Greek and the Ulai in Hebrew, and it sustains important tributaries that feed into its system.
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- Iran
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- Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari, Khuzestan
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- Cities
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- Shushtar, Ahwāz, Khorramshahr
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- 950
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Article
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- Basin
- History
- Dams
- In culture
- See also
- Notes
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The Karun (, ), the Ancient Greek Eulaeus ( or Εὐλαῖος, Hebrew Ulai (), is the Iranian river with the highest water flow, and the country's only navigable river. It is long. The Karun rises in the Zard Kuh mountains of the Bakhtiari district in the Zagros Range, receiving many tributaries, such as the Dez and the Kuhrang. It passes through the city of Ahvaz, the capital of the Khuzestan Province of Iran, before emptying to its mouth into Arvand Rud.
The Karun continues toward the Persian Gulf, forking into two primary branches on its delta – the Bahmanshir and the Haffar – that join the Arvand Rud, emptying into the Persian Gulf. The important Island of Abadan is located between these two branches of the Karun. The port city of Khorramshahr is divided from the Island of Abadan by the Haffar branch.