Gavkhouni also written as
Gavkhuni or
Batlaq-e-Gavkhuni, located in central
IranIran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran is a country in Western Asia. The name Iran has been in use natively since the Sassanid period and came into international use from 1935, before which the country was known internationally as Persia...
, east of city of Esfahan, is the terminal basin of the Zayandeh River. Gavkhouni is a salt marsh with a salinity of 315‰ and an average depth of about 1 m [www.netiran.com]. The salt marsh can dry up in summer. The Zayandeh River originates in the Zagros mountains and travels around 300km, before terminating in Gavkhouni.
Gavkhouni receives pollution from Esfahan and other urban sources.
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Gavkhouni also written as
Gavkhuni or
Batlaq-e-Gavkhuni, located in central
IranIran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran is a country in Western Asia. The name Iran has been in use natively since the Sassanid period and came into international use from 1935, before which the country was known internationally as Persia...
, east of city of Esfahan, is the terminal basin of the Zayandeh River. Gavkhouni is a salt marsh with a salinity of 315‰ and an average depth of about 1 m [www.netiran.com]. The salt marsh can dry up in summer. The Zayandeh River originates in the Zagros mountains and travels around 300km, before terminating in Gavkhouni.
Gavkhouni receives pollution from Esfahan and other urban sources. Esfahan is a major oasis city on the Zayandeh River with a population over 1.5 million.
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"The Esfahan Basin"