The Godzareh depression (also Gowd-e Zereh) is the lowest part of an inland drainage basin covering large parts of southern Afghanistan and Iran known as the Sistan Basin. A structural basin is a large-scale structural formation of rock strata formed by tectonic warping of previously flat lying strata. Afghanistan /æfˈgænɪstæn/ officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan ( Pashto: د افغانستان اسلامي جمهوریت, For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. The Sistan Basin is an inland Endorheic basin encompassing large parts of south-western Afghanistan and south-eastern Iran, one of the driest regions in The Sistan Basin is as endorheic basin and encompasses a complex system of rivers, shallow lakes, marshes and wetlands as its watershed. An endorheic basin (from Greek endo ‘inside’ + rhein ‘to flow’ also terminal or closed basin) is a closed Drainage basin A drainage basin is an extent of Land where Water from Rain or Snow melt drains downhill into a body of water such as a River, At the basin's terminus is the Godzareh depression in Afghanistan. The depression is flat and very shallow with fine textured sediment at its bottom. Depression in Geology is a Landform sunken or depressed below the surrounding area Sediment is any particulate matter that can be transported by fluid flow and which eventually is deposited as a layer of solid particles on the bed or bottom of a body of The lowest section of the Godzareh depression is 467 m above sea level. The depression is separated from the main basin by a land barrier so it receives runoff water only when the main tributaries are overflowing. RUNOFF was the first Computer Text formatting program to see significant use [1][2]
In general, a geological depression is a landform that is sunken or lower than the surrounding area. Depression in Geology is a Landform sunken or depressed below the surrounding area The Godzareh depression is the lowest point in the Sistan Basin in Afghanistan and therefore is the terminus to which all the water flows. [3]
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- ^ The Geography of Hamun. An endorheic basin (from Greek endo ‘inside’ + rhein ‘to flow’ also terminal or closed basin) is a closed Drainage basin Depression in Geology is a Landform sunken or depressed below the surrounding area The Afar Depression (also called the Danakil Depression or the Afar Triangle) is a Geological depression in the Horn of Africa, where it Retrieved on 2007-07-20. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1304 - Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Stirling Castle - King Edward I of England takes the last rebel stronghold
- ^ DAˆT-eNAÚWOR. Encyclopaedia Iranica. Retrieved on 2007-07-20. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1304 - Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Stirling Castle - King Edward I of England takes the last rebel stronghold
- ^ Restoration, Protection and Sustainable Use of the Sistan Basin. Retrieved on 2007-07-20. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1304 - Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Stirling Castle - King Edward I of England takes the last rebel stronghold
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- Geography of Lake Hamun (Dariache Hamun)
- Restoration, Protection and Sustainable Use of the Sistan Basin
- Map location
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