Ab Malakh waterfalls

Ab Malakh
اب ملخ
village
Ab Malakh waterfalls in Spring 2014
Ab Malakh waterfalls in Spring 2014
Ab Malakh is located in Iran
Ab Malakh
Ab Malakh
Coordinates: 31°08′29″N 51°22′08″E / 31.14139°N 51.36889°E / 31.14139; 51.36889
Country Iran
ProvinceIsfahan
CountySemirom
BakhshPadena
Rural DistrictPadena-ye Sofla
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

The Ab Malakh waterfalls is a set of waterfalls in Ab Malakh (Persian: اب ملخ, also Romanized as Āb Malakh)[1] (literally Locust Water),[2] near the village of Ab Malakh in Padena-ye Sofla Rural District, Padena District, Semirom County, Isfahan province, Iran.[3] According to local legend, the waterfalls have water which can be used to kill Locusts due to the chemical contents of the water.

The waterfalls are also known as Takht-e Soleiman, or "the seat of Soleiman".[4][2] The waterfall overflows into the Ab Malakh river at both ends of a tunnel through which the Ab Malakh flows.[5][6] The waterfall was reported to be threatened by local development in 2014.[7]

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References

  1. ^ Ab Malakh can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3051536" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  2. ^ a b Danaei, Kamran (7 July 2020). "The Mysterious "Locust" Waterfall". Iran Wire. Islamic Republic News Agency. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-09-20.
  4. ^ "Ab Malakh Waterfall: One of The Most Beautiful Waterfalls of Iran". Tasnim News Agency. 19 November 2019. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  5. ^ Mollahosseini, Mohammad. "آشنایی با آبشار آب ملخ – اصفهان". Hamshahri Online (in Persian). Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  6. ^ Soleiman Nouri, Alireza (8 April 2018). ""آب ملخ" سمیرم عجیب ترین آبشار ایران". Iran (Newspaper) (in Persian). Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  7. ^ Afshar Semiromi, Behnam (28 August 2014). "بهشت گمشده ایران زمین در آستانه تخریب". Etemad (in Persian). Retrieved 10 April 2021.


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