
Margoon (Margun) Waterfall is located in the
Fars province of
Iran
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near the city of
Sepidan. Its name means in
Persian
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* People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language
** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples
** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...
"snake like".
The height of the waterfall is 70 meters and its width is 100 m. The waterfall is located in the Margoon village, 48 kilometers from the city Ardakan in the Fars province. Margoon is one of the largest and most beautiful waterfalls in Iran. Margoon area is mountainous and has an elevation of over 2,200 meters above sea level. Weather is cold in the winter season. The waterfall can eventually freeze in particularly cold days.
The distance from Margoon to Yasooj is 65 km and the distance from Margoon to Ardakan Fars is 48 km. It's possible to arrive, with car, at about 800 meters from the waterfall and then walking on a paved road with concrete steps.
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Iran's waterfalls
Waterfalls of Iran
Landforms of Fars Province
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