Alwand River
The 883rd longest river in the world
The Alwand or Halwan (Kurdish: Çemê Elwen) is a river in eastern Iraq and western Iran. It rises in the Zagros Mountains in Iran. The river flows west from the mountains to the city of Qasr-e Shirin, where it turns south and crosses the border with Iraq. It then divides the city of Khanaqin in two parts. It has played a significant role in land cultivation and in establishment of a strong rural society in the area, and is considered by the people of Khanaqin a symbol for their unity and Kurdish identity. The river joins the Diyala River at Zengabadh.
Flows through: Iran.
River data from Wikidata (CC0); lengths normalised to a common unit.