KARUN

käroonˈ, river, c.450 mi (720 km) long, rising in the Zagros Mts., W Iran, and flowing S to the Shatt al Arab on the Iraqi border. The Karun is navigable to Ahvaz for shallow draft vessels; rapids prevent further upstream passage except during high water in April and May. The river was opened to foreign trade in 1888; but since the construction of a rail line during World War II between the river port of Khorramshahr, Ahvaz, and the main Iranian system, this route has lost importance. At Shushtar there is a dam designed to irrigate an area of 500 sq mi (1,295 sq km); it is surmounted by a magnificent bridge (no longer in use), probably built in the 3d cent. for Shapur I of Persia by captured Roman soldiers.

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books on: Karun  - 238 results

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Maritime Enterprise and Empire: Sir William Mackinnon and His Business Network, 1823-93
Book by J. Forbes Munro; Boydell Press, 2003
Subjects: Shipping--Scotland--History--19th Century, Steamboat Lines--Scotland--History--19th Century
...emerged that the solution to their problems lay in the Karun River, which flowed into the Shatt-al-Arab below...Mohammerah, the Persian-ruled town at the mouth of the Karun. From Shustar on the Karun it seemed on the map to be a considerably shorter...
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The Archaeology of Elam: Formation and Transformation of an Ancient Iranian State
Book by D. T. Potts; Cambridge University Press, 1999
Subjects: Elam--Antiquities, Elam--History
...Burujird, south of Hamadan, while the Karun enters Khuzistan from the east, following...it (Brice 1966: 242). Of these, the Karun, some 828 km long, is the most important...Sykes published a vivid description of the Karun (Pl. 2.2) which gives a good impression...
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Globalisation, Domestic Politics, and Regionalism: The Asean Free Trade Area
Book by Helen E. S. Nesadurai; Routledge, 2003
Subjects: Asia, Southeastern--Commercial Policy, Asia, Southeastern--Economic Integration, Asia, Southeastern--Foreign Economic Relations, Free Trade--Asia, Southeastern, Globalization--Economic Aspects--Asia, Southeastern, Globalization--Political Aspects--Asia, Southeastern, Regionalism--Asia, Southeastern
...Severino Jr, the ASEAN Secretary General and Mr Karun Kittisataporn of Thailand. 20 The Nation, Tariff...Interview with Mr Kong Mun Pew. 27 Interview with Mr Karun Kittisataporn. 28 Interview with Mr Karun Kittisataporn. 29 Business Times, Malaysia...
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Philosophy and Culture -- East and West: East-West Philosophy in Practical Perspective
Book by Charles A. Moore; University of Hawaii Press, 1962
Subjects: East And West, Philosophy--Congresses
...the multiplicity of things, but, because of karun a or love or agape , an infinity 00 of resourceful...fellow beings, he may appear to be separating karun a from prajna , but in actuality his karun a is prajna itself, for the two cannot be separated...
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Arabs at War: Military Effectiveness, 1948-1991
Book by Kenneth M. Pollack; University of Nebraska Press, 2002
Subjects: Arab Countries--Armed Forces, Arab Countries--History, Military--20th Century, Arab Countries--Military Policy
...with its southern flank resting on the Karun River north of Khorramshahr. Iran launched...Revolutionary Guards assaulted across the Karun and overwhelmed the Iraqi reserve and Popular...to try to reach the bridges across the Karun to stem the flow of Iranian forces in this...
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Khatami and the Iranian Exonomy at Mid-term
Journal article by Jahangir Amuzegar; The Middle East Journal, Vol. 53, 1999
Subjects: Economic policy, Iran, Khatami, Mohammad, Politics, Presidents
...case by case basis, and Japan announced partial resumption of its credit line to Iran for the construction of a dam on the Karun river.43 On the negative side, departing from the objectives of the Second Plan and subsequent annual budget documents...
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The Impact of the Sinking of the Titanic on the New York Syrian Community of 1912: The Syrians Respond
Journal article by Leila Salloum Elias; Arab Studies Quarterly (ASQ), Vol. 27, 2005
Subjects: Syrians--Reports, Titanic Sinking, 1912--Analysis, Titanic Sinking, 1912--Reports
...4.) The New York Times, April 25, 1912. (5.) April 17, 1912. (6.) This was actually third class passenger Franz Karun who boarded at Cherbourg. (7.) April 17, 1912. (8.) Al-Huda, April 24, 1912. (9.) Al-Dalil, April 20, 1912...
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Legal Constraints upon the Use of a Tactical Nuclear Weapon against the Natanz Nuclear Facility in Iran
Journal article by Brian L. Bengs; The George Washington International Law Review, Vol. 40, 2008
Subjects: Foreign policy, International law, Iran, Nuclear weapons, Treaties, United States
...By 1977, reactor construction was underway at locations near Darkhovin (also known as Ahvaz, Darkhouin, Esteghlal, and Karun) and Bushehr.76 In late 1978, however, domestic social, political, and fiscal problems forced Iran to suspend its nuclear...
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Iran's Economy and the Us Sanctions
Journal article by Jahangir Amuzegar; The Middle East Journal, Vol. 51, 1997
Subjects: Economic growth, Government, Iran, Islam, Sanctions, United States
...tranche of its promised loan to Iran (amounting to $450 million) for the construction of the Godar-e Landar dam on the Karun river was clearly taken to avoid antagonizing Washington. US objections to the construction of several oil and gas pipelines...
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A Thai Perspective on Socially Engaged Buddhism: a Conversation with Sulak Sivaraksa
Journal article by Donald Rothberg; Re-vision, Vol. 15, 1993
Subjects: Consciousness
...suffering of others, and wishing to help. Of course, we must do this with equanimity and detachment. This is compassion, karun a, our basic attitude guiding both our more internal and our more external work. There must be a balance of the internal and...
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Kyoto from the Canadian Youth Perspective
Magazine article by Karun Koernig; Consumer Policy Review, Vol. 16, July 2006
Subjects: Canada, Climate change, Emissions control, Greenhouse gases, Kyoto Protocol, Public policy, Youth participation
Kyoto from the Canadian Youth Perspective by Karun Koernig For the past decade, the Canadian government has stated...for its initiative, the project was shelved until EYA manager Karun Koernig met two university students who were making Biodiesel...
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Wingspan Portfolio Advisors Expands Partnership with Indisoft
Magazine article; Mortgage Banking, Vol. 71, March 2011
Subjects: Home loans, IndiSoft LLC, Mortgage companies, Partnering, Software, United States, Wingspan Portfolio Advisors LLC
...surrounding the growing number of borrowers looking for a way to sell their homes instead of going through foreclosure," said Karun Khanna, IndiSofts chief operating officer. "IndiSofts technology enables companies to help struggling homeowners make a graceful...
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Mid-East Water Crisis: Time Is Running Out
Magazine article by Ed Blanche; The Middle East, April 2001
Subjects: Drinking water--International trade, Electric utilities--Natural resources, Euphrates River--Water diversion, Iraq--Natural resources, Israel--Foreign relations, Middle East--Politics and government, Syria--Natural resources, Tigris River--Strategic aspects, Turkey--Foreign relations, Water-supply--International aspects
...hydroelectric power on the Euphrates and the Tigris -- which converge at Qurnah in southern Iraq where they are joined by the Karun River from Iran, to form the Shatt Al Arab, which flows into the Gulf. Given that they view Turkeys military alliance with...
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The End of the Anglo-Persian War: March 4th, 1857
Magazine article; History Today, Vol. 57, March 2007
Subjects: British history
...guns, and sent the enemy flying. Outram now decided to attack up the Shatt al-Arab mouth of the Euphrates and the River Karun, and after reinforcements had arrived from Bombay the army set out late in March. The Persians were again driven in headlong...
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Nature
Magazine article by David Meisenheimer; PSA Journal, Vol. 73, May 2007
Subjects: Images, Photographic--Exhibitions, Photographers--Competitions, Photographers--Works, Photographs--Exhibitions
...Mol, Gerardus, The Netherlands 6 7 <br/ Vare, Timo, Finland 7 17 <br/ Vegjeleki, Adolf, Austria 6 14 <br/ Verma, Karun, India 10 15 <br/ Vijaymuthy, S., India 9 12 <br/ Vyas, Ramji, India 5 8 <br/ Wall, Terry, England 3 9 <br...
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newspaper articles on: Karun  - 69 results

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Framed. a Poser Burglar
Newspaper article; The People (London, England), December 24, 2006
...neighbour took his picture with her mobile. Karun Munde, 19, calmly asked the raider to...image helped cops track him down. Student Karun acted after she saw Johnson being confronted...bank cards from her ground-floor flat. Karun said: "He kept insisting he hadnt got...
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Cool Vettel Seals Superb Victory in Malaysia Heat
Newspaper article; Daily Post (Liverpool, England), April 5, 2010
Subjects: Automobile racing
...Toro Williams, 11 Toro Rosso, Williams, 13 14 Lucas di 15 Karun 16 Bruno Senna Lotus F1. (top 10): 1 2 Fernando Vettel 37...Fernando Alonso Ferrari, 14 Lucas di Grassi Virgin Racing, 15 Karun Chandhok HRT-F1, 16 Bruno Senna HRT-F1, 17 Jarno Trulli...
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We're Not Quite Up to Pace Yet Says Hamilton; FORMULA ONE
Newspaper article; Daily Post (Liverpool, England), April 3, 2010
Subjects: Automobile racing
...in their short history in Formula One after Bruno Senna and Karun Chandhok came through practice without suffering any mechanical...sessions were productive and ran as smooth as possible for both Karun and Bruno, who could cover all the planned testing programme...
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GIVING KIDS A GOOD START; Top Class PUPILS GIVE THEIR VERDICT
Newspaper article; Coventry Evening Telegraph (England), November 29, 2006
...get to write about it and I love writing stories. I also like the speech and drama clubs." Karun Bargotta, aged six, of Radford, Coventry. Karun would like to be a football goalkeeper. "I LIKE going out to play with my friends, and I like...
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SEVEN HEAVEN FOR RED BULL; Hamilton Is Happy with Second on Grid
Newspaper article; Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England), May 30, 2010
Subjects: Hamilton, Lewis
...mate Lucas di Grassi 23rd, while Hispania duo Bruno Senna and Karun Chandhok are 22nd and 24th. Webber has had his issues this...23 Lucas di Grassi (Bra) Virgin Racing 1:31.989, 24 Karun Chandhok (Ind) HRT-F1 1:32.060. TOP THREE: Red Bull...
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encyclopedia articles on: Karun  - 12 results

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Karun
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
KARUN karoon , river, c.450 mi (720 km) long, rising in the Zagros Mts., W Iran, and flowing S to the Shatt al Arab on the Iraqi border. The Karun is navigable to Ahvaz for shallow draft vessels; rapids prevent further upstream...
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Karun, Lake
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
KARUN, LAKE Egypt: see Moeris . ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.
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Moeris
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
MOERIS mer is, ancient name of Lake Karun (Arab. Birket Qarun ), c.90 sq mi (230 sq km), NE Egypt...and was c.40 ft (12 m) below sea level. As a result, Lake Karun is fed by a canal from the Nile River...
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Khorramshahr
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...750), Khuzestan prov., SW Iran, at the confluence of the Karun River and the Shatt al Arab, near the Persian Gulf. It is...dates to the late 19th cent., when steam navigation on the Karun was started. The city was known as Muhammerah until the mid...
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Ahvaz
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...both: awaz , city (1991 pop. 724,653), SW Iran, on the Karun River. It is an oil center, a transportation hub, and an...administrative and industrial center, is on the right bank of the Karun, but the population still is concentrated in the old section...
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