Karkabud Waterfall

Karkabud Waterfall (Persian: آبشار كركبود, also in local usage Gor)[1] is a limestone waterfall in Karkabud, Taleqan region, Alborz Province, Iran. It is located in a rocky and mountainous valley. The waterfall's river originate in the highlands of Hesarchal, Mazandaran.[2]

Karkabud Waterfall (Gor)

Artistic Aspects

On both sides of the waterfall and under the rocks of the mountain, natural holes exist where calligraphers, Mustanshkin (scribes) of the Quran, lived in these holes and wrote the Quran and other works of Islamic literature. Although the waterfall is not especially tall, the volume of river water through its narrow outfalls is significant.

References
  1. Karkabud can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3838731" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  2. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-09-20.

36°13′06″N 50°51′20″E


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