Place · river
Karun River
The Karun River is the largest river in Iran, flowing through Khuzestan into the Shatt al-Arab. Under Shapur I, the Band-e Kaisar dam was built across it near Shushtar, reportedly with the labour and engineering skills of Roman prisoners. It illustrates the Sasanian Empire's irrigation works.
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