The Aji Chay or Talkheh Rud (, ''Talkheh Rud'', both meaning "''bitter river''") is a river in

Azerbaijan region Azerbaijan or Azarbaijan (, , ), also known as Iranian Azerbaijan, is a historical region in northwestern Iran that borders Iraq and Turkey to the west and Armenia, Azerbaijan, and the Azerbaijani exclave of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republ ...

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...

. Most of this 265-km long river flows in the

East Azerbaijan Province East Azerbaijan province () is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. Its capital is the city of Tabriz. The province is located in Azerbaijan (Iran), Iranian Azerbaijan, bordering Armenia, the Azerbaijan, Republic of Azerbaijan, Ardabil pro ...

. The historic

Aji Chay Bridge Aji Chy Bridge is a historic bridge in northwest of Tabriz on the Aji Chay river. This bridge connected Tabriz to the northwestern parts of Iranian Azerbaijan and was a major element on the route connecting the rest of the country to Turkey and ...

over the river, on the old Tabriz road to

Marand Marand () is a city in the Central District of Marand County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. Marand is among the major cities of East Azerbaijan province. It is in the northwest of ...

, is just outside Tabriz and east of the

Tabriz International Airport Tabriz Shahid Madani International Airport () is an airport that serves the Iranian city of Tabriz. It is the primary airport of this city in the East Azerbaijan province of northwestern Iran. The runway of the airport is also used by Tactical ...

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Rivers of Tabriz Landforms of East Azerbaijan province {{Iran-river-stub

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