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Gerit Waterfall

Coordinates: 33°17′20″N 48°43′18″E / 33.289017°N 48.7216310°E / 33.289017; 48.7216310
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33°17′20″N 48°43′18″E / 33.289017°N 48.7216310°E / 33.289017; 48.7216310

Gerit Waterfall
آبشار گریت
Gerit Waterfall
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LocationSarkaneh Abbasabad, Papi District, Khorramabad County, lorestan Province, Iran
Longest drop15 metres (49 ft)
Total width17

The Gerit Waterfall (Persian: آبشار گریت) also known as Sarkaneh or Haft Cheshmeh (meaning seven springs), (in Luri: آوشار تاف هفت چشمه) is a waterfall in the Khorramabad County, at the Village of Sarkaneh Abbasabad in the Papi District of lorestan Province located in west of Iran.

Gerit waterfall is located 50 km from Khorramabad and close by Tehran-south railway, Sepiddasht station.[1]

Description

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Gerit waterfall's height is about 15 meters with the wideness of about 17 meters and it joins the Sezar river. Around the Gerit waterfall there are several locations covered with oak, vine, and hawthorn trees.[2]

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.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "آبشار سركانه و افرینه". Isna. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  2. ^ "آبشار "سرکانه" تنها گوشه‌ای از طبیعت زیبای لرستان". YJC. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Waterfalls of Lorestan Province". welcometoiran. Retrieved 2 February 2018.