The Shur River is a

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ern

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that flows into the

Gulf of Oman The Gulf of Oman or Sea of Oman ( ar, خليج عمان ''khalīj ʿumān''; fa, دریای عمان ''daryâ-ye omân''), also known as Gulf of Makran or Sea of Makran ( ar, خلیج مکران ''khalīj makrān''; fa, دریای مکرا� ...

in Hormozgan. The river flows through the arid

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. In 2005 NASA's Aqua satellite recorded surface temperature in the area at 70.7 °C. The salinity of the river derives from the salt rock in the hills near the headwaters and further reduces the level of plant life along the river. The River has been

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med by international mining interests looking to extract the rich mineral deposits in the area.https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&u=https%3A%2F%2Fweb.archive.org%2Fweb%2F20120602200210%2Fhttp%3A%2F%2Fparsigate.com%2Fads%2Fdetails.php%3Fid%3D19908 .

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Rivers of Hormozgan Province Gulf of Oman {{Asia-river-stub