Ab Malakh waterfalls explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. News: Ab Malakh Waterfall: One of The Most Beautiful Waterfalls of Iran . 9 April 2021 . Tasnim News Agency . 19 November 2019.
  2. News: Danaei . Kamran . The Mysterious "Locust" Waterfall . 9 April 2021 . Iran Wire . Islamic Republic News Agency . 7 July 2020.
  3. News: Mollahosseini. Mohammad. آشنایی با آبشار آب ملخ - اصفهان. Persian. Hamshahri Online. 10 April 2021.
  4. News: Soleiman Nouri. Alireza. 8 April 2018. «آب ملخ» سمیرم عجیب ترین آبشار ایران. Persian. Iran (Newspaper). 10 April 2021.
  5. News: Afshar Semiromi. Behnam. 28 August 2014. بهشت گمشده ایران زمین در آستانه تخریب. Persian. Etemad. 10 April 2021.