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Zayandeh Rud

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Zayandeh Rud or Zaindeh Rud , river, c.250 mi (400 km) long, rising in the Zagros Mts., W central Iran, and flowing southeast through an agricultural district to a swamp W of Yazd; used for irrigation along its entire length. The Kuh-Rang Dam (built 1953) diverts water from the upper course of the Karun River through a 2-mi (3.2-km) tunnel into the Zayandeh Rud, where it is used to supplement irrigation in the Esfahan area. It is also spelled Zayinda Rud. Author not available, ZAYANDEH RUD. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2007 ... Read more
Zaindeh Rud
Zaindeh Rud see Zayandeh Rud . Author not available, ZAINDEH RUD. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2008 Read more
Abbas I
...homes in Armenia and settled them in the interior of Persia. The bulk of them were settled in New Jolfa, just across the Zayandeh Rud (river) from Esfahan. The thriving community still exists. The struggle between the Persians and the Ottomans was not... Read more

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