Shalmash Falls is a cluster of three
waterfall
A waterfall is a point in a river or stream where water flows over a vertical drop or a series of steep drops. Waterfalls also occur where meltwater drops over the edge of a tabular iceberg or ice shelf.
Waterfalls can be formed in several wa ...
s situated on the outskirts of the City of
Sardasht in the
West Azerbaijan province
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of
Iran
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.
["Sardasht, a scenic city"]
'' Iran Daily'' (July 13, 2015). Near the border with
Iraq
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, they can be easily viewed from stairs built for visitors to these waterfalls. The falls are each about high.
In addition to being a scenic site, their environs are used for recreation, including swimming.
These falls are along a branch of the
Little Zab
The Little Zab or Lower Zab (, ''al-Zāb al-Asfal''; or '; , ''Zâb-e Kuchak''; , ''Zāba Taḥtāya'') is a river that originates in Iran and joins the Tigris just south of Al Zab in the Kurdistan region of Iraq. It is approximately long and dr ...
River. The waterfalls are at their most substantial flow during the spring. The weather of the region is cold until the middle of spring.
References
Waterfalls of Iran
Landforms of West Azerbaijan province
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