Zarriné-Rūd

The Zarriné-Rūd (Persian: زرّینه‌رود‎, literally meaning The golden river), also transliterated as Zarrinerood and Zarrineh-Rud, is a river in Kurdistan Province and West Azarbaijan Province, Iran. It is 302 km long, arising in the mountains of Kurdistan Province south of Saqqez, where it is also known as the Jaqtoo (Jaqalu) River.^[1][2]

The Zarriné flows northward and is dammed at Sadd-e Kurosh-e Kabir (Cyrus the Great Dam)^[3] at the border with West Azarbaijan, producing a large reservoir. There is a power plant there.^[1] The river continues north and slightly west past the cities of Shahin Dezh, Kashavar and Miandoab and into Lake Urmia.

Tributaries

The tributaries of the Zarriné include:^[2]

• The Chomeh River with its source in the Gardaneh Khan mountains east of Baneh,
• The Khor Khoreh River which runs through Saqqez,
• The Sarooq with its source in the Takab region, and
• The Morli (Leila) with its source in the Sahand region.

References

Rivers of Iran Lake Urmia basin Aji Chay Quri Chay Zarriné-Rūd Gadar River Ghaie River Alamlou River Leylan River Simineh River Mahabad River Barandouz River Shahar River Nazlou River Rozeh River Zola River Persian Gulf basin Shatt al-Arab Karun River Marun River Dez River Koohrang Jarahi River Bahmanshir Mehran River Mond River Oman sea basin Bahu Kalat River Caspian basin Aras Sefīd-Rūd Qizil Uzun Shahrood (River) Alamut River Zarjoob Chalus River Sardab River Haraz River Lar River Atrek River Kojoor River Do Hezar River Atrek River Qarasu River Gorganrud River Gavkhouni basin Zayanderud Namak Lake basin Qom (River) Abhar River Jajrood River Karaj River Jajrood River Hamun-e Jaz Murian basin Halil River Bampur River