Shalmash Falls is a cluster of three

waterfall A waterfall is any point in a river or stream where water flows over a vertical drop or a series of steep drops. Waterfalls also occur where meltwater drops over the edge of a tabular iceberg or ice shelf. Waterfalls can be formed in seve ...

s situated on the outskirts of the City of Sardasht in the

West Azerbaijan West Azerbaijan province () is one of the 31 provinces of Iran, provinces of Iran, whose capital and largest city is Urmia. It is in the Azerbaijan (Iran), northwest of the country, bordered by Turkey (Ağrı Province, Ağrı, Hakkâri Pr ...

province A province is an administrative division within a country or sovereign state, state. The term derives from the ancient Roman , which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire, Roman Empire's territorial possessions ou ...

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 ...

."Sardasht, a scenic city"
''

Iran Daily ''Iran'' () is a Persian-language and the official daily newspaper of the government of Iran. Profile ''Iran'' was launched in 1995. The Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) owns and publishes ''Iran''. Iran's affiliated website is Iran Network ...

'' (July 13, 2015). Near the border with

Iraq Iraq, officially the Republic of Iraq, is a country in West Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to Iraq–Saudi Arabia border, the south, Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq border, the east, the Persian Gulf and ...

, they can be easily viewed from stairs built for visitors to these waterfalls. The falls are each about high. In addition to being a scenic site, their environs are used for recreation, including swimming. These falls are along a branch of the

Little Zab The Little Zab or Lower Zab (, ''al-Zāb al-Asfal''; or '; , ''Zâb-e Kuchak''; , ''Zāba Taḥtāya'') is a river that originates in Iran and joins the Tigris just south of Al Zab in the Kurdistan region of Iraq. The Little Zab is approximatel ...

River. The waterfalls are at their most substantial flow during the spring. The weather of the region is cold until the middle of spring.

References

Waterfalls of Iran Landforms of West Azerbaijan province {{WestAzarbaijan-geo-stub