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Aji Chay 
Summary
The Aji Chay[2] or Talkheh Rud (Azerbaijani: آجی چای Acıçay, Persian: تلخه رود Talkheh Rud, both meaning "bitter river"[3][4]) is a river in Azerbaijan region of Iran. Most of this 265-km long river flows in the East Azerbaijan Province.
| Aji Chay Talkheh-Roud | |
|---|---|
 Aji Chay bridge in northeast of Tabriz. | |
| Location | |
| Country | Iran |
| State | East Azerbaijan |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | East Azerbaijan, Iran |
| Length | 265 km (165 mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Lake Urmia |
| • maximum | 40.6 m3/s (1,430 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Vaneq River, Saidabad River, Quri Chay |
| • right | Komur River,[1] Sian River |
The historic Aji Chay Bridge over the river, on the old Tabriz road to Marand, is just outside Tabriz and east of the Tabriz International Airport.[5]
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Notes edit
- ^ NJ 38-7 Tabriz, Iran; Azerbaijan; Armenia Iran, Series 1501, Joint Operations Graphic (Air) 1:250,000, U.S. National Imagery and Mapping Agency. The Komur enters the Aji Chay just north of Tabriz, and just before the Sian Chay enters the Aji Chay.
- ^ Ehlers, E. (July 29, 2011). "ĀJĪ ČĀY". Encyclopædia Iranica. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
- ^ Rasaneh, Sirang. "Ajy Chay (Talkheh Rood) River". Iran Tourism & Touring. Archived from the original on 2019-06-05. Retrieved 2020-11-11.
- ^ Eduljee, K. E. "Persian Gardens, Chahar Bagh, Pairidaeza, Baghs". Zoroastrian Heritage. Archived from the original on 2020-11-09. Retrieved 2019-06-05.
- ^ "پل آجی چای" [Aji Chay Bridge]. سازمان ميراث فرهنگي، صنايع دستي و گردشگري استان آذربايجان شرقي (in Persian). 2007-02-08. Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2009-09-29.
37°45′N 45°42′E / 37.750°N 45.700°E