The Gerit Waterfall ( fa, آبشار گریت) also known as Sarkaneh or Haft Cheshmeh (meaning seven springs), (in
Lurish called: آوشار تاف هفت چشمه) is a waterfall in the
Khorramabad County
Khorramabad County ( fa, شهرستان خرمآباد) is located in Lorestan province, Iran. The capital of the county is Khorramabad. At the 2006 census, the county's population (including those portions of the county later split off to f ...
, at the Village of
Sarkaneh Abbasabad
Sarkaneh Abbasabad ( fa, سركانه عباس اباد, also Romanized as Sarkāneh ‘Abbāsābād; also known as Sarkāneh) is a village in Gerit Rural District, Papi District, Khorramabad County, Lorestan Province, Iran
Iran, of ...
in the
Papi District
Papi District ( fa, بخش پاپی) is a district (bakhsh) in Khorramabad County, Lorestan Province, Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordere ...
of
lorestan Province located in west of
Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...
.
Gerit waterfall is located 50 km from
Khorramabad
Khorramabad ( fa, خرمآباد, Khorramâbâd ), alternatively romanized as Khorramābād, Khoramabad, Khurramabad, Khorram Abad, or Khur Ramābād, is a city and the capital of Lorestan Province, Iran. At the time of the 2016 census, its po ...
and close by Tehran-south railway, Sepiddasht station.
Description
Gerit waterfall's height is about 15 meters with the wideness of about 17 meters and it joins the
Sezar river
Sezar ( fa, سزار, also Romanized as Sezār) is a village in Seyyedvaliyeddin Rural District, Sardasht District, Dezful County, Khuzestan Province, Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, i ...
.
Around the Gerit waterfall there are several locations covered with oak, vine, and hawthorn trees.
Gerit waterfall is the 75th national natural waterfall effect that was located on the list of natural heritage in October 2009 by the Cultural Heritage Organization of Iran.
See also
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Nojian waterfall
Nojian Waterfall ( fa, آبشار نوژیان) (in Lurish called:آوشار نوژیو) is one of the highest waterfalls in Iran. It is located in Khorramabad County in lorestan Province, in the west of Iran.
The waterfall is located southeas ...
References
Waterfalls of Iran
Landforms of Lorestan Province
Khorramabad County
Tourist attractions in Khorramabad
Waterfalls of Lorestan Province
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