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Zarrineh River

The 883rd longest river in the world

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The Zarrineh Rud (‌, lit. 'golden river' Zarrineh-Rud, Zarriné-Rūd, Zarrinehrood) is a river in Kurdistan Province and West Azerbaijan province, Iran. It is 302 km long, arising in the Zagros Mountains of Kurdistan Province south of Saqqez, where it is also known as the Jaghatu River (Jaghatu Chay). Its real name is Jegatoo, a well known name among local residents over the centuries.

Flows through: Iran.

River data from Wikidata (CC0); lengths normalised to a common unit.

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