The Zayandehrood, which means “life-giving river”, is the largest river in central Iran and was a major source of water for the country. In the old days, the banks of the flowing river were the centre of all social and economic activities in the city. For the most part recently the river, which flowed for 400 kilometres from the Zagros mountains in the west through parks and under Safavid-era bridges and was known for its fertile fishery, has been replaced by dirt and stones. This all changes this past week due to some heavy local rains. The results are documents in the pictures below:
