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(Redirected from Coprates) "Coprates" redirects here. For the valley on Mars, see Coprates Chasma. River in Iran
Dez
Dez Dam in Dezful city
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The basin of Dez River, as a tributary of Karun River

The Dez (Persian: دز), the ancient Coprates (/ˈkɒprətiːz/; Greek: Κοπράτης or Κοπράτας), is a river in Iran. This 400 km long river is a tributary of the Karun River. It is the site of the Dez Dam.

Aerial view of the Dez Reservoir, in the area of Andimeshk, Khuzestan

References

  1. Edward Anson, Eumenes of Cardia: A Greek among Macedonians (Brill Academic Publishers, 2004), p. 166.
  2. James Knowles (1835) A Pronouncing and Explanatory Dictionary of the English Language

32°54′05″N 48°43′52″E / 32.9014°N 48.7311°E / 32.9014; 48.7311

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