page_title: Shahar River
hierarchical_section_title: Shahar River
caption_attribution_description: The city of Orumieh, Iran. Taken from a plane.
context_page_description: The Shahar River, also known as Shahar Chay or Barde Sur is a river in the Zagros Mountains of northwestern Iran.
  The river rises in the Zagros Mountains region along the Iran-Turkey bourder. It flows in an easterly direction through the city of Urmia and empties into lake Urmia on its western shore, near Keshtiban.
  The river is impounded by Shaharchay Dam, located near Silvaneh and Rajan, Iran.
context_section_description: The Shahar River, also known as Shahar Chay (City River) or Barde Sur (Azerbaijani: Shahar-cay) is a river in the Zagros Mountains of northwestern Iran.
  The river rises in the Zagros Mountains  region along the Iran-Turkey bourder. It flows in an easterly direction through the city of Urmia and empties into lake Urmia on its western shore, near Keshtiban.
  The river is impounded by Shaharchay Dam, located near Silvaneh and Rajan, Iran.
caption: Shahar River flowing through Urmia City
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