Seymareh is a river in southwestern
Iran
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formed by the confluence of the
Gharehsoo and
Ghamasiab rivers in an area around southwest
Kermanshah
Kermanshah ( fa, کرمانشاه, Kermânšâh ), also known as Kermashan (; romanized: Kirmaşan), is the capital of Kermanshah Province, located from Tehran in the western part of Iran. According to the 2016 census, its population is 946,68 ...
. Seymareh converges with
Kashkan just before the historical
Gavmishan Bridge near
Darreh Shahr to create
Karkheh River, an important river in Iran. The change of names from Seymareh to Karkheh is sometimes also considered farther downstream (at the mouth of Zal river at the border to the
Khuzestan
Khuzestan Province (also spelled Xuzestan; fa, استان خوزستان ''Ostān-e Xūzestān'') is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It is in the southwest of the country, bordering Iraq and the Persian Gulf. Its capital is Ahvaz and it cover ...
province).
[TV documentatio]
''Ba Seymareh'', episode 22
(Farsi)
The
Seymareh Dam, a 480MW hydroelectric power station is located on the lower course of Seymareh near
Cheshmeh Shirin, Darreh Shahr
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References
Rivers of Kermanshah Province
Rivers of Lorestan Province
Rivers of Ilam Province
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