Zayandeh Rud
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| Origin | Zagros Mountains |
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| Basin countries | Iran |
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Zayandeh Rud is a large river in Esfahan province of Iran.
It is one of Iran's few all-season rivers. It is surrounded by many parks and is spanned by many Safavid era historical bridges. It empties into the Gavkhuni lake, a seasonal salt lake, southeast of Isfahan.
Arthur Pope and his wife Phyllis Ackerman are buried in a small tomb in pleasant surroundings in its banks. Richard Frye has also requested to be buried there.[1]
An ancient civilization by the dubbed name of Zayandeh Rud Civilizaiton existed along the banks of this river in pre-historic times.