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Minab River
Minab River
	Minab River Location within Iran
	Coordinates: 26°30′20″N 57°07′19″E / 26.50556°N 57.12194°E
Country	Iran
Province	Hormozgan
County	Minab
Bakhsh	Byaban
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

The Minab River is a river in Hormozgan province, and Sistan and Baluchestan, Iran, near Harmosia.

This river is formed by adjoining of two smaller rivers, the Roudan and Joqeen. These two rivers meet near the village of Borjegan, 25 km south east of Minab city and the river empties into the Strait of Hormuz at Sirik, Iran.^[1] Here there is a flourishing Mangrove ecosystem.^[2]^[3]

Minab River

The river has a dam 2 km from Minab.^[4]

In ancient times, the Minab was the site of Alexandria Carmania, a Greek Colony founded by Alexander the Great in January 324B.C. after his army had reunited with Nearchus and his men who had beached their boats near the mouth of the Minab River, which was then called Anamis or Saganos.^[5]^[6]^[7]

References

↑ Naval Intelligence Division, Iraq & The Persian Gulf (Routledge, 2014) page 164.
↑ Bird, Eric (8 April 2010). Encyclopedia of the World's Coastal Landforms. Springer. p. 1052. ISBN 978-1-4020-8638-0.
↑ Alongi, Daniel M. (18 January 2009). The Energetics of Mangrove Forests. Springer. p. 199. ISBN 978-1-4020-4271-3.
↑ Minab city.
↑ Ammianus Marcellinus XXIII 48
↑ Ptolemy VI 8 14
↑ Pliny, Natural History 6. 107 110.

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[1] Naval Intelligence Division, Iraq & The Persian Gulf (Routledge, 2014) page 164.

[Bird2010-2] Bird, Eric (8 April 2010). Encyclopedia of the World's Coastal Landforms. Springer. p. 1052. ISBN 978-1-4020-8638-0.

[Alongi2009-3] Alongi, Daniel M. (18 January 2009). The Energetics of Mangrove Forests. Springer. p. 199. ISBN 978-1-4020-4271-3.

[4] Minab city.

[5] Ammianus Marcellinus XXIII 48

[6] Ptolemy VI 8 14

[7] Pliny, Natural History 6. 107 110.

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v t e Rivers of Iran
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Persian Gulf basin	Arvand Rud Karkheh River Karun River Marun River Dez River Koohrang Jarahi River Bahmanshir Mehran River Mond River
Oman sea basin	Bahu Kalat River
Caspian basin	Aras Sefid-Rud Ghezel Ozan Shahrood (River) Alamut River Zarjoob Langeroud Chalus River Sardab River Haraz River Lar River Atrek River Kojoor River Do Hezar River Tajan River Babolrood Qarasu River Gorganrud River Astarachay
Gavkhouni basin	Zayanderud
Namak Lake basin	Qom (River) Abhar River Jajrud Karaj River Jajrud
Hamun-e Jaz Murian basin	Halil River Bampur River
Other	Shesh Taraz

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