karun river

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Definition of karun river in English English dictionary

River, southwestern Iran. A tributary of the Shatt al-Arab, it rises in the Bakhtr Mountains and flows through mountains for 515 mi (829 km). The affr Channel, dug in 986, changed its course, causing frontier disputes between Iran and the Ottoman Empire; Iran gained the right to the waterway by treaty in 1847

Hyphenation

karun ri·ver

Turkish pronunciation

kırun rîvır

Pronunciation

/kərˈo͞on ˈrəvər/ /kɜrˈuːn ˈrɪvɜr/