The Minab River is a

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in Hormozgan province, and Sistan and Baluchestan,

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, 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 The Strait of Hormuz ( fa, تنگه هرمز ''Tangeh-ye Hormoz'' ar, مَضيق هُرمُز ''Maḍīq Hurmuz'') is a strait between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. It provides the only sea passage from the Persian Gulf to the ...

Sirik, Iran Bandar Sirik ( fa, بندر سيريك, also romanized as Sirik and Sīrīk; also Sirik-e Kohneh ( fa, سيريك کهنه), also romanized as Sīrīk-e Kohneh) is a city in the Central District of Sirik County, Hormozgan province, Iran, s ...

. Here there is a flourishing

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ecosystem. Minab River The

has a

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2 km from

Minab Minab ( fa, ميناب, also Romanized as Mīnāb) is a city and capital of Minab County, Hormozgan Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It ...

and the valley is known for rich

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al produce and

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from the

strait of Hormuz The Strait of Hormuz ( fa, تنگه هرمز ''Tangeh-ye Hormoz'' ar, مَضيق هُرمُز ''Maḍīq Hurmuz'') is a strait between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. It provides the only sea passage from the Persian Gulf to the ...

. In ancient times, the Minab was the site of

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, a

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founded by

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in January 324 B.C. after his army had reunited with

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and his men who had beached their

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near the

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of the Minab River, which was then called Anamis or Saganos.

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, Natural History 6. 107 110.

References

Minab County Rivers of Hormozgan Province Populated places along the Silk Road Asian archaeology History of the Middle East Landforms of Hormozgan Province {{Iran-river-stub