Dez
Dez Dam in Andimeshk city
Location
CountryIran
Physical characteristics
Mouth 
 • location
dez River
The basin of Dez River, as a tributary of Karun River

The Dez (Persian: دز), the ancient Coprates[1] (/ˈkɒprətiːz/;[2] 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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