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The '''Zangmar River''' is a river in [[Maku County]], [[West Azarbaijan Province]], [[Iran]]. It originates in the [[Zagros Mountains]] above [[Maku, Iran]] along the [[Turkey|Turkish]]-[[Iran]]ian border, not far from [[Mount Ararat]] and flows south and east into the [[Aras River|Araxes]] at the town of [[Pol Dasht]]. |
The '''Zangmar River''' is a river in [[Maku County]], [[West Azarbaijan Province]], [[Iran]]. It originates in the [[Zagros Mountains]] above [[Maku, Iran]] along the [[Turkey|Turkish]]-[[Iran]]ian border, not far from [[Mount Ararat]] and flows south and east into the [[Aras River|Araxes]] at the town of [[Pol Dasht]]. |
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A major tributary of the Zangmar is the Barun River which is dammed at {{coord|39|11|17|N|44|28|55|E|}} some {{convert|12|mi|km}} above Maku, forming the Maku-Barun reservoir. The dam is rammed earth and [[riprap]] with a clay lining {{Convert|78|m|ft|0}} high, impounding some {{convert|135000000|m3|acre.ft|lk=out}} of water.<ref>[http://www.soil-water.com/english/dams/makoo.htm "Iran Dams: West Azarbayjan: Barun (Maku) Dam" Soil and Water Engineering Website of Iran]</ref> |
A major tributary of the Zangmar is the Barun River which is dammed at {{coord|39|11|17|N|44|28|55|E|}} some {{convert|12|mi|km}} above Maku, forming the Maku-Barun reservoir. The dam is rammed earth and [[riprap]] with a clay lining {{Convert|78|m|ft|0}} high, impounding some {{convert|135000000|m3|acre.ft|lk=out}} of water.<ref>[http://www.soil-water.com/english/dams/makoo.htm "Iran Dams: West Azarbayjan: Barun (Maku) Dam" Soil and Water Engineering Website of Iran] {{wayback|url=http://www.soil-water.com/english/dams/makoo.htm |date=20070928110407 }}</ref> |
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After leaving Maku, the river flows past [[Tappeh Bashi-ye Namaz]], and [[Moradluy-e Olya]] before entering the Araxes at {{coord|39|21|08|N|45|05|07|E|}}. |
After leaving Maku, the river flows past [[Tappeh Bashi-ye Namaz]], and [[Moradluy-e Olya]] before entering the Araxes at {{coord|39|21|08|N|45|05|07|E|}}. |
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Revision as of 07:18, 21 July 2016
The Zangmar River is a river in Maku County, West Azarbaijan Province, Iran. It originates in the Zagros Mountains above Maku, Iran along the Turkish-Iranian border, not far from Mount Ararat and flows south and east into the Araxes at the town of Pol Dasht.
A major tributary of the Zangmar is the Barun River which is dammed at 39°11′17″N 44°28′55″E / 39.18806°N 44.48194°E some 12 miles (19 km) above Maku, forming the Maku-Barun reservoir. The dam is rammed earth and riprap with a clay lining 78 metres (256 ft) high, impounding some 135,000,000 cubic metres (109,000 acre⋅ft) of water.[1]
After leaving Maku, the river flows past Tappeh Bashi-ye Namaz, and Moradluy-e Olya before entering the Araxes at 39°21′08″N 45°05′07″E / 39.35222°N 45.08528°E.
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