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Abhar River

Coordinates: 36°08′10″N 49°12′04″E / 36.135979°N 49.201224°E / 36.135979; 49.201224
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Abhar River
In this map you can see it was a perennial river about 1943
Abhar River is located in Iran
Abhar River
Mouth
Location
CountryIran
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationAbhar
Mouth 
 • location
Qom
 • coordinates
36°08′10″N 49°12′04″E / 36.135979°N 49.201224°E / 36.135979; 49.201224

The Abharrood (Azerbaijani: اَبَرچای) (meaning Abhar's river) is a river in Iran that runs between Abhar and Namak Lake near Qom city in the center of Iranian plateaus. It was a perennial river before last Climate variability and change. After a hard and long famine from early of 1990's and overuse of groundwaters, the river has dried since 2000's.