| Zarrineh River | |
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  Mouth of the Zarrineh | |
| Location | |
| Country | Iran |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | |
• coordinates | 37°14′46″N 45°50′05″E / 37.24611°N 45.83472°E |
The Zarrineh Rud[1] (Persian: زرینهرود, lit. 'golden river' Zarrineh-Rud, Zarriné-Rūd, Zarrinehrood) is a river in Kurdistan Province and West Azarbaijan Province, Iran.[2]
It is 302 km long, arising in the Zagros Mountains of Kurdistan Province south of Saqqez, where it is also known as the Jaghatu River (Jaghatu Chay).[3][4][5][6] Its real name is Jegatoo, a well known name among local residents over the centuries.
- ^ Karimi, Sata Shaeri; Yasi, Mehdi; Cox, Jonathan Peter & Eslamian, Saeid (2014). "5.3 Case Study: Typical Rivers in Urmia Lake Basin, Iran". In Eslamian, Saeid (ed.). Handbook of Engineering Hydrology: Environmental Hydrology and Water Management. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. p. 89. ISBN 978-1-4665-5249-4.
- ^ Zarrīneh Rūd (Approved - N) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
- ^ "Mahabad, Iran; Iraq" Scale 1:250,000, Series 1501 Air Sheet NJ 38-15 edition 3 February 1991, United States Defence Mapping Agency
- ^ Joghatū Chāy (Variant - V) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
- ^ "Zarineh Rood River in Baneh" Iran Tourism & Touring Organization
- ^ Rafferty. John P. (2011). "Appendix A: Notable Smaller Lakes of the World: Lake Urmia". Lakes and Wetlands. New York: Britannica Educational Publishing. pp. 204–205 page 205. ISBN 978-1-61530-320-5.