The Mehran () is a river in
Hormozgan province in the south of
Iran
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. It rises in the south of
Fars province
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, and flows through the towns of
Jenah and
Kookherd in Hormozgan province. The Mehran terminates in a delta in the area of the
Hara forests
The Mangrove forests of Qeshm or Hara forests of Qeshm, are the mangrove forests on the southern coast of Iran, particularly on and near the island of Qeshm in the Persian Gulf. Dominated by the species '' Avicennia marina'', known locally as ...
on the
Khuran Strait, part of the
Persian Gulf
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.
See also
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Kookherd
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Bastak
Bastak () is a city in the Central District of Bastak County, Hormozgan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. Bastak was traditionally part of the region of Irahistan.
Demographics Population
At the ti ...
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Kukherd District
Kukherdharang District () is in Bastak County, Hormozgan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Kukherdharang.
History
After the 2016 National Census, the village of Kukherd was elevated to city status as Kukherdharang.
Demographic ...
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Bandar Lengeh
Bandar Lengeh () is a city in the Central District of Bandar Lengeh County, Hormozgan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.
Bandar Lengeh is a port city on the Persian Gulf, from Lar, from Bandar Abb ...
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Hormozgān
References
*1. الكوخردى ، محمد ، بن يوسف، (كُوخِرد حَاضِرَة اِسلامِيةَ عَلي ضِفافِ نَهر مِهران) الطبعة الثالثة ،دبى: سنة 199۷ للميلاد Mohammed Kookherdi (1997) Kookherd, an Islamic civil at Mehran river, third edition: Dubai
*2. کامله،القاسمی، بنت شیخ عبدالله، ''(تاریخ لنجة) '' مکتبة دبي للتوزیع، الامارات: الطبعة الثانية عام ۱۹۹۳ للمیلاد
*3. الوحیدی الخنجی، حسین بن علی بن احمد، '' «تاریخ لنجه» ،'' الطبعة الثانية دبی: دار الأمة للنشر والتوزیع، ۱۹۸۸ للمیلاد
*4. محمدیان، کوخری، محمد ، “ (به یاد کوخرد) “، ج1. ج2. چاپ اول، دبی: سال انتشار 2003 میلادی Mohammed Kookherdi Mohammadyan (2003), Beyade Kookherd, third edition : Dubai.
*5. اطلس گیتاشناسی استان‌های ایران
tlas Gitashenasi Ostanhai Iran
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(
Gitashenasi Province Atlas of Iran')
Bastak County
Rivers of Iran
Landforms of Hormozgan province
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