Zangmar River
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The Zangmar River is a river in Maku Shahrestan, West Azarbaijan Province
, Iran
. It originates in the mountains above Maku, Iran
along the Turkish
-Iran
ian 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 some 12 miles (19.3 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 135000000 cubic metre of water.
After leaving Maku, the river flows past Tappeh Bashi-ye Namazi, and Moradlu-ye `Olya before entering the Araxes at 39°21′08"N 45°05′07"E.
West Azarbaijan Province
West Azerbaijan Province or West Azarbaijan Province , is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It is located in the North West of the country, bordering Turkey, Iraq and Nakhchivan, and the provinces of East Azerbaijan, Zanjan and Kurdistan....
, 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 originates in the mountains above Maku, Iran
Maku, Iran
Maku is a city in the West Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 41,865, in 10,428 families.It is situated from the Turkish border in a mountain gorge at an altitude of 1634 metres. The Zangmar River cuts through the city. The common languages in Maku are Kurdish and...
along the Turkish
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
-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...
ian border, not far from Mount Ararat
Mount Ararat
Mount Ararat is a snow-capped, dormant volcanic cone in Turkey. It has two peaks: Greater Ararat and Lesser Ararat .The Ararat massif is about in diameter...
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 some 12 miles (19.3 km) above Maku, forming the Maku-Barun reservoir. The dam is rammed earth and riprap
Riprap
Riprap — also known as rip rap, rubble, shot rock or rock armour or "Rip-rap" — is rock or other material used to armor shorelines, streambeds, bridge abutments, pilings and other shoreline structures against scour, water or ice erosion.It is made from a variety of rock types, commonly granite or...
with a clay lining 78 metres (256 ft) high, impounding some 135000000 cubic metre of water.
After leaving Maku, the river flows past Tappeh Bashi-ye Namazi, and Moradlu-ye `Olya before entering the Araxes at 39°21′08"N 45°05′07"E.