Official Name: | Ab Malakh |
Native Name: | اب ملخ |
Image Alt: | Ab Malakh waterfalls in Spring 2014 |
Settlement Type: | village |
Pushpin Map: | Iran |
Mapsize: | 150px |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Isfahan |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Semirom |
Subdivision Type3: | Bakhsh |
Subdivision Name3: | Padena |
Subdivision Type4: | Rural District |
Subdivision Name4: | Padena-ye Sofla |
Population As Of: | 2006 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | IRST |
Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
Timezone Dst: | IRDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | +4:30 |
Coordinates: | 31.1414°N 51.3689°W |
The Ab Malakh waterfalls is a set of waterfalls in Ab Malakh (Persian: اب ملخ, also Romanized as Āb Malakh) (literally Locust Water), near the village of Ab Malakh in Padena-ye Sofla Rural District, Padena District, Semirom County, Isfahan Province, Iran.According to local legend, the waterfalls have water which can be used to kill Locusts due to the chemical contents of the water.
The waterfalls are also known as Takht-e Soleiman, or "the seat of Soleiman".[1] [2] The waterfall overflows into the Ab Malakh river at both ends of a tunnel through which the Ab Malakh flows.[3] [4] The waterfall was reported to be threatened by local development in 2014.[5]