Mehran River
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The Mehran River is a river in Hormozgan Province
in the south of Iran
. It rises in the south of Fars Province, and flows through the towns of Jenah
and Kookherd
in Hormozgan Province. It terminates in a delta in the area of the Hara forests
on the Khuran Strait, part of the Persian Gulf
.
Hormozgan Province
Hormozgan Province is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It is in the south of the country, facing Oman. Its area is , and its provincial capital is Bandar Abbas...
in the south of Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
. It rises in the south of Fars Province, and flows through the towns of Jenah
Jenah
Jenah is a city in and the capital of Jenah District, in Bastak County, Hormozgan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 5,636, in 1,322 families.Jenah's inhabitants speak janahi, a dialect of Persian.- References :...
and Kookherd
Kookherd
Kukherd is a city in and the capital of Kukherd District, in Bastak County, Hormozgan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 3,144, in 637 families....
in Hormozgan Province. It terminates in a delta in the area of the Hara forests
Hara forests
The Hara forests is the common name for mangrove forests on the southern coast of Iran, particularly on and near the island of Qeshm in the Persian Gulf. Dominated by the species Avicennia marina, known locally as the "hara" or "harra" tree, the forests represent an important ecological resource...
on the Khuran Strait, part of the Persian Gulf
Persian Gulf
The Persian Gulf, in Southwest Asia, is an extension of the Indian Ocean located between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula.The Persian Gulf was the focus of the 1980–1988 Iran-Iraq War, in which each side attacked the other's oil tankers...
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See also
- KookherdKookherdKukherd is a city in and the capital of Kukherd District, in Bastak County, Hormozgan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 3,144, in 637 families....
- BastakBastakBastak is a city in and the capital of Bastak County, Hormozgan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 8,376, in 1,765 families....
- Bandar LengehBandar LengehBandar Lengeh is a harbor city in, and capital of Bandar-Lengeh County, in Hormozgan province of Iran on the coast of the Persian Gulf. The harbor is 280 km from Lar, 192 km from Bandar Abbas, and 420 km from Bushehr. The weather in Bandar Lengeh is hot and humid, typical of coastal...
- Kukherd DistrictKukherd DistrictKukherd District is a district in Bastak County, Hormozgan Province, Iran.At the 2006 census, its population was 13,201, in 2,675 families. The District has one city: Kukherd.- References :- External links :* Kookherd Website....
- HormozgānHormozgan ProvinceHormozgan Province is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It is in the south of the country, facing Oman. Its area is , and its provincial capital is Bandar Abbas...