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The cut
153 metres, to scale.
A slice through Aghili Canyon where it is deepest and narrowest, measured on the Copernicus relief model every 30 m. Same scale as the landmark standing on the floor.
Standing on the floor, to scale: Great Pyramid · 139 m
Depth is measured to the lower rim; the width is from rim to rim. A 30 m relief model smooths the narrowest walls, so a slot canyon reads shallower than it is.
153m
Depth
measured on the 30 m relief model
6.6km
Rim to rim
measured on the 30 m relief model
19°
Steepest wall
average over 300 m, from the relief
41m
Floor altitude
Rim to floor
Afternoons, up top and down below.
In July the afternoon reaches 48 °C. The best months to hike are in February and in December. The floor passes 35 °C from May to October: walk at dawn and carry water. The wettest months are from November to January.
- 18°17°Jan
- 21°20°Feb
- 27°26°Mar
- 33°32°Apr
- 41°40°May
- 47°46°Jun
- 48°47°Jul
- 48°47°Aug
- 44°43°Sep
- 37°36°Oct
- 26°25°Nov
- 20°19°Dec
Afternoon highs, 1991–2020 averages (NASA POWER) brought to the altitude of the rim and of the floor with the standard lapse rate (6.5 °C per 1 000 m). Shade, wind and rock change this on the day. Not a forecast.
Canyon in Gotvand and Shushtar County, Iran
Aghili Canyon is a canyon in Iran, cut by the Karun River. The relief model measures 153 m from the floor to the lower rim, and 176 m to the higher one. Rim to rim it is 6.6 km wide where the cut was taken.
Getting there.
- Takht-e Qeyşarnearest town · 4.9 km in a straight line
- تنگ عقیلی مقصدnearest viewpoint · 4.0 km from the floor
- Dezful Airport (DEF)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 58 km in a straight line
- In February and in Decemberbest months to hike (estimate)
Plan the visit
Guided hikes, a bed nearby, a car.
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The river
The Karun River runs highest from December to February.
The Karun River carries about 447 m³/s on average here. It runs highest from December to February. It is lowest from May to October.
- 1,746 m³/sJan
- 1,431 m³/sFeb
- 974 m³/sMar
- 606 m³/sApr
- 358 m³/sMay
- 154 m³/sJun
- 40 m³/sJul
- 30 m³/sAug
- 27 m³/sSep
- 64 m³/sOct
- 584 m³/sNov
- 1,338 m³/sDec
From about 27 m³/s in the lowest month to 1,746 m³/s in the highest. Its basin above this point covers 35,624 km².
The Dariun Canal from source to mouth on Riveryas — coming soon
Estimate: long-term flow from the HydroATLAS model (WaterGAP, 1971–2000) shaped by the monthly rain, snow and temperature of the area (NASA POWER). Dams change it. Not a forecast.
From the sky.
The canyon from above, with the relief shaded, the line of the cut, the river and what people have mapped around it.
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4 km
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 (EOX, CC BY 4.0), 14 × 14 km, north up. The line is the cut above. Points © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Around the canyon.
- 1viewpoints within 5 kmتنگ عقیلی مقصد
- 9hotels and guesthouses within 8 kmهتل سنتی سرابی شوشتر, هتل طبیب, هتل سنتی خانه افضل and 6 more
- marked hiking routes within 4 km
- via ferrata routes within 4 km
- climbing crags within 3 km
- footbridges and suspension bridges within 3 km
- rafting, canoe, kayak or canyoning spots within 4 km
- swimming spots within 3 km
- named waterfalls within 4 km
- caves within 3 km
- car parks within 3 km
- information boards and visitor centres within 4 km
- bus stops within 2 km
- campsites within 8 km
- restaurants and cafés within 4 km
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit, around the floor of the canyon. A low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
Towns nearby
- Takht-e Qeyşar4.9 km in a straight line
- Shūshtar6.4 km in a straight line
- Gāvmīshābād10 km in a straight line
- Sharāfat10 km in a straight line
- Jannat Makān11 km in a straight line
- Shahrak-e Shahīd Moḩammad Nūrī12 km in a straight line
- Sardārān12 km in a straight line
- Torkālakī16 km in a straight line
In our other atlases
What else is around Aghili Canyon.
The river that carved it, the waterfalls inside it, the mountains on the rim, the lakes, beaches and island nearby — from our six sister atlases, each with its own figures.
Riveryas1 rivers in the canyon
Peakyas9 mountains within 15 kmFigures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, NOAA, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Month by month
The weather, at the floor and at the rim.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon · floor | 18 | 21 | 27 | 33 | 41 | 47 | 48 | 48 | 44 | 37 | 26 | 20 |
| Afternoon · rim | 17 | 20 | 26 | 32 | 40 | 46 | 47 | 47 | 43 | 36 | 25 | 19 |
| Night · rim | 6 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 23 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 21 | 13 | 8 |
| Rain (mm) | 41 | 25 | 29 | 27 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 42 | 50 |
| Rainy days | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| Sun hours/day | 6.0 | 7.1 | 8.3 | 8.7 | 10.8 | 13.4 | 12.5 | 12.1 | 11.2 | 8.9 | 7.0 | 6.1 |
| Afternoon · floor | Afternoon · rim | Night · rim | Rain (mm) | Sun hours/day | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 18 | 17 | 6 | 41 | 6.0 |
| Feb | 21 | 20 | 7 | 25 | 7.1 |
| Mar | 27 | 26 | 11 | 29 | 8.3 |
| Apr | 33 | 32 | 17 | 27 | 8.7 |
| May | 41 | 40 | 23 | 9 | 10.8 |
| Jun | 47 | 46 | 28 | 6 | 13.4 |
| Jul | 48 | 47 | 30 | 5 | 12.5 |
| Aug | 48 | 47 | 30 | 0 | 12.1 |
| Sep | 44 | 43 | 26 | 1 | 11.2 |
| Oct | 37 | 36 | 21 | 13 | 8.9 |
| Nov | 26 | 25 | 13 | 42 | 7.0 |
| Dec | 20 | 19 | 8 | 50 | 6.1 |
Averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, brought to the floor (41 m) and the rim (217 m) with the standard lapse rate. Not a forecast.
Photographs
Seen from the trail.
Recent years
Wet years, dry years.
Rain of each month as a share of the 1991–2020 average. A dry year means a lower river and hotter rock; a wet one, more water in the gorge.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 73% | 369% | 183% | 64% | 10% | 0% | — | — | — | 50% | 216% | 125% |
| 2021 | 14% | 147% | 35% | 3% | 7% | 0% | — | — | — | 5% | 51% | 91% |
| 2022 | 105% | 69% | 51% | 29% | 24% | 0% | — | — | — | 0% | 69% | 142% |
| 2023 | 226% | 90% | 237% | 96% | 31% | 15% | — | — | — | 31% | 138% | 40% |
| 2024 | 76% | 141% | 419% | 54% | 696% | 5% | — | — | — | 2% | 79% | 15% |
| 2025 | 28% | 77% | 177% | 70% | 87% | 0% | — | — | — | 0% | 4% | 122% |
130% or more: wet month 70% or less: dry month
Compare with the neighbours.
Aghili Canyon
Iran
- 153 mDepth
- 6.6 kmRim to rim
- —Length
- 19°Steepest wall
Where these figures come from
| Name, type, published depth and length | Wikidata (Q20962446) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| The cut: depth, width, wall and 3D model | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| River flow and basin | HydroATLAS / RiverATLAS v1.0 (Linke et al. 2019) · CC BY 4.0 |
| Climate | NASA POWER, 1991–2020 |
| Viewpoints, trails, bridges and the river line | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
| Rivers, waterfalls, mountains, lakes, beaches and islands nearby | Coastya, Lakeyas, Peakyas, Cascadyas, Islandyas, Riveryas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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