Aji River

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Aji River (Aji Chai)
Talkheh Rud
Country	Iran
State	East Azerbaijan
Discharge at	Lake Urmia
Major tributaries
- left	Vaneq River, Saidabad River
- right	Komur River (Mehran), Sian River

For river of same name in Gujarat, India, see Aji River, Gujarat

The Aji River, Aji Chai or Talkheh Rud (Persian: تلخه رود) is a river in East Azerbaijan, Iran. Its water is alkali due to high mineralization and low rainfall. It is the largest river that discharges into Lake Urmia. It arises above Sarab from the slopes of Mount Bozgush and Mount Sabalan. Its tributary, the sweet water Komur River (Mehran River), joins the Aji in Tabriz.

The Iranian government has under development a program to alter the watercourse of the Aji from the alkali lands to make its water usable for agriculture. As part of this project, a dam, the Madani Dam, is being constructed on the Aji above Tabriz, on the back side of Eynali mountain.