Qezel Owzan
Qezel Owzan is a mapped river in the YearMaps hydrographic index. River courses organise settlement, agriculture and frontier-making more durably than any political boundary, and this reach is indexed against the dams, lakes and cities within its catchment.
- Feature Class
- River
- Coordinates
- 36.51°, 47.84°
About Qezel Owzan
The Ghezel Ozan (South Azerbaijani: قیزیل اؤزن (Red River), Persian: قزل اوزن / Qezel Owzan) (also spelled Ghezel Ozen) is one of the longest rivers in Iran, originating from the Chehel Cheshmeh Mountains between Saqqez and Divandarreh in Kurdistan Province flowing in northern Iran.
It flows through Kurdistan Province, Zanjan Province, East Azerbaijan Province, Ardabil Province, and Gilan Province.
It is one of two tributaries forming the Sefid-Rud river, with the Shahrood. The Sefīd-Rūd is a major river and tributary of the Caspian Sea. Its catchment area is about 48,600 km2 (18,800 sq mi).
Encyclopedic summary adapted from Wikipedia: Ghezel Ozan (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Qezel Owzan in Depth
Course
The Ghezel Ozan headwaters are in the Zagros Mountains, in a region near Divan Darreh in Kurdistan Province. It runs northeastwards through Miyaneh County in East Azarbaijan and then Khalkhal County in Ardabil Province and then Zanjan County and Tarom County in Zanjan Province eastwards through the Alborz mountain range in Gilan Province.
At Rudbar in the southwestern Alborz, the Ghezel Ozan joins the Shah Rud−Shahrood river to form the Sefīd-Rūd river (meaning White River in Persian). Then the Sefid-Rud flows northwards in Gilan Province, through the Alborz range to the Caspian Sea.
Sections adapted from Wikipedia: Ghezel Ozan (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Qezel Owzan: Key Facts
| Length | 720 km |
|---|---|
| Drainage basin | 56,000 km² |
| Mouth | Sefid Rud |
| Tributaries | Shahar River, Korani River, Germi River, Kivi River (Iran), Zanjan River, Sojas River, Aji Chay, Imam River (Qezel Uzan) |
Facts from Wikidata Q18520774 (CC0).
Major River Dossiers
Hand-written studies of the great river systems of history.
Connected Reaches
Nearby watercourses in the same drainage network.
Water Bodies in the Catchment
Settlements Along the Reach
Hydraulic Infrastructure Nearby
Surrounding Terrain
Qezel Owzan: Quick Answers
- Where is Qezel Owzan?
- Qezel Owzan is located in Iran, at 36.5112° N, 47.8364° E.
- Are there dams on the Qezel Owzan?
- No dam on the Qezel Owzan is recorded in the YearMaps dam index, which covers major structures only.