Aji Chay
Talkheh-Roud
Aji Chay bridge in northeast of Tabriz.
Location
CountryIran
StateEast Azerbaijan
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationEast Azerbaijan, Iran
Length265 km (165 mi)
Discharge 
 • locationLake Urmia
 • maximum40.6 m3/s (1,430 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftVaneq River, Saidabad River, Quri Chay
 • rightKomur River,[1] Sian River

The Aji Chay[2] or Talkheh Rud (Azerbaijani: آجی چای Acıçay, Persian: تلخه رود Talkheh Rud, both meaning "bitter river"[3][4]) is a river in Azerbaijan region of Iran. Most of it is in the East Azerbaijan Province.

Its water is alkali due to passing through lands with high mineralization. It is the largest river that discharges into Lake Urmia. It arises above Sarab from the slopes of Mount Bozgush and Mount Sabalan. Its tributary, the sweet water Quri Chay, joins the Aji just north-east of central Tabriz.

The Iranian government has a project under development to put the water to agricultural use by altering the watercourse of the Talkheh-Roud away from the alkali lands. As part of this project, the Madani dam is being constructed on the Talkheh-Roud on the north-east side of Eynali mountain, which lies to the north-east of Tabriz.

The historic Aji Chay Bridge over the river, on the old Tabriz road to Marand, is just outside Tabriz and east of the Tabriz International Airport.[5]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ NJ 38-7 Tabriz, Iran; Azerbaijan; Armenia Iran, Series 1501, Joint Operations Graphic (Air) 1:250,000, U.S. National Imagery and Mapping Agency. The Komur enters the Aji Chay just north of Tabriz, and just before the Sian Chay enters the Aji Chay.
  2. ↑ Ehlers, E. (July 29, 2011). "ĀJĪ ČĀY". Encyclopædia Iranica. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
  3. ↑ Rasaneh, Sirang. "Ajy Chay (Talkheh Rood) River". Iran Tourism & Touring. Archived from the original on 2019-06-05. Retrieved 2020-11-11.
  4. ↑ Eduljee, K. E. "Persian Gardens, Chahar Bagh, Pairidaeza, Baghs". Zoroastrian Heritage. Archived from the original on 2020-11-09. Retrieved 2019-06-05.
  5. ↑ "پل آجی چای" [Aji Chay Bridge]. سازمان ميراث فرهنگي، صنايع دستي و گردشگري استان آذربايجان شرقي (in Persian). 2007-02-08. Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2009-09-29.

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