Karun River

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:river
gptkbp:alternativeName gptkb:Karoon
gptkb:Karoun
gptkbp:basinCountry gptkb:Iran
gptkbp:basinSize gptkb:Persian_Gulf_basin
gptkbp:dam gptkb:Gotvand_Dam
gptkb:Karun-1_Dam
gptkb:Karun-3_Dam
gptkb:Karun-4_Dam
gptkb:Masjed_Soleyman_Dam
gptkbp:flowsThrough gptkb:Persian_Gulf
gptkb:Chaharmahal_and_Bakhtiari_Province
gptkb:Khuzestan_Province
gptkbp:hasJunctionWith gptkb:Shatt_al-Arab
gptkbp:historicalMention gptkb:ancient_Greek_geographers
Herodotus
gptkbp:historicalPeriod gptkb:Shushtar_Historical_Hydraulic_System
gptkbp:historicalSignificance important in ancient Elam and Persia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Karun River
gptkbp:importantFor largest river in Iran by discharge
vital for agriculture in Khuzestan
gptkbp:length 950 km
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Iran
gptkbp:majorCity gptkb:Ahvaz
gptkb:Khorramshahr
gptkb:Shushtar
gptkbp:mouth gptkb:Shatt_al-Arab
gptkbp:mouthElevation gptkb:marine
gptkbp:notableBuilding gptkb:Black_Bridge_(Ahvaz)
gptkb:White_Bridge_(Ahvaz)
gptkbp:notableEvent flooding
droughts
gptkbp:notableFauna gptkb:fish
birds
gptkbp:notableFeature only navigable river in Iran
gptkbp:region southwestern Iran
gptkbp:source gptkb:Zard-Kuh
gptkbp:sourceElevation gptkb:Zard-Kuh_mountains
gptkbp:tributaryOf gptkb:Bakhtiari_River
gptkb:Dez_River
gptkb:Koohrang_River
gptkbp:usedFor gptkb:navigation
hydroelectric power
irrigation
drinking water supply
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Zagros_Mountains
gptkb:Ahvaz
gptkb:Shushtar
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5