Dez River
| Dez | |
|---|---|
Dez Dam in Dezful city | |
The basin of Dez River, as a tributary of Karun River | |
| Native name | دز (Persian) |
| Location | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Khuzestan |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | |
• location | Karun River |
| Length | 400 km (250 mi) |
The Dez (Persian: دز), the ancient Coprates[1] (/ˈkɒprətiːz/;[2] Greek: Κοπράτης or Κοπράτας), is a river in Iran. This 400 km long river is a tributary of the Karun River. It is the site of the Dez Dam.[3][4][5][6]
References
- ^ Edward Anson, Eumenes of Cardia: A Greek among Macedonians (Brill Academic Publishers, 2004), p. 166.
- ^ James Knowles (1835) A Pronouncing and Explanatory Dictionary of the English Language
- ^ McLaughlin, Kathleen (1963-03-18). "IRAN DEDICATES DAM ON DEZ RIVER; It Will Permit Irrigation of Khuzestan Desert First of 14 Dams I". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2026-03-12.
- ^ Sharifazari, S.; Palmer, J. G.; Higgins, P. A.; Rao, M. P.; Johnson, F.; Turney, C. S. M.; Martín-Benito, D.; Andersen, M. S. (2023-09-01). "500-year reconstruction of Dez River discharge in southwestern Iran from tree rings". Journal of Hydrology. 624 129895. doi:10.1016/j.jhydrol.2023.129895. hdl:10261/334645. ISSN 0022-1694.
- ^ Rashidian, Elnaz (2021-06-20). "The Dez-Karun-Confluence in Lower Susiana (SW Iran) in the Last Millennia; a Case Study for the Human-Environment-Interaction". Iranian Journal of Archaeological Studies.
- ^ "KARUN RIVER i. Geography and Hydrology". Encyclopaedia Iranica. Retrieved 2026-03-12.
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