Karkheh River

The Karkheh or Karkhen (Arabic: کرخه) (perhaps the river known as the Gihon—one of the four rivers of Eden/Paradise in the Bible and as the Choaspes in ancient times; also called Eulæus; Hebrew: אולי Ulai) is a river in Khūzestān Province, in southwest Iran (ancient Susiana).

"Karkheh" redirects here. For the administrative subdivision of Iran, see Karkheh Rural District.
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