The Saqqez River (, ''Cham Saqqez'') is located in northwestern Iran and originates from the mountains west of Saqqez. Saqqez river is one of the main tributaries of

Zarrineh River The Zarrineh Rud ( ) is a river in Kurdistan Province and West Azarbaijan Province, West Azerbaijan province, Iran. It is 302 km long, arising in the Zagros Mountains of Kurdistan Province south of Saqqez, where it is also known as the Jagha ...

and springs from the mountains of

Kileh Shin Kileh Shin (, , , also as Kīleh Shīn) is a village in Mir Deh Rural District, in the Central District of Saqqez County, Kurdistan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 517, in 100 families. The village is populated by Kurds ...

and Vazneh regions and enters the lake of Lagzi dam or Shahid Kazemi dam and finally enters

Lake Urmia Lake Urmia is an endorheic salt lake in Iran. The lake is located between the provinces of East Azerbaijan and West Azerbaijan in Iran, and west of the southern portion of the Caspian Sea. At its greatest extent, it was the largest lake in th ...

. This river passes through the center of

Saqqez Saqqez (; ; ) is a city in the Central District (Saqqez County), Central District of Saqqez County, Kurdistan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. Etymology The name Saqqez derives from the Scythian la ...

city and divides it into two parts and has given a special natural landscape and tourism to this city. Considering that the Saqqez River has a high potential and capacity for the implementation of tourism projects and according to the memorandum concluded between the Ministries of Energy, Finance and Economic Affairs, a document was officially issued for this river. The bridge has been constructed and two recreational tourism projects (zip line and suspension bridge) are currently under construction. Saqqez River is one of the important sources of surface water in Saqqez city, which provides the water needed for agriculture, drinking and industry along the river.The development og Sqqez City and its effects on the flooding Saqqezr river basin
SID, 2009

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Rivers of Kurdistan Province Landforms of Kurdistan province Iranian Kurdistan Saqqez County {{Iran-river-stub