Ab Malakh waterfalls

Village in Isfahan, Iran

Ab Malakh اب ملخ
village
Ab Malakh waterfalls in Spring 2014
31°08′29″N 51°22′08″E / 31.14139°N 51.36889°E / 31.14139; 51.36889
Country	Iran
Province	Isfahan
County	Semirom
Bakhsh	Padena
Rural District	Padena-ye Sofla
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

The Ab Malakh waterfalls is a set of waterfalls in Ab Malakh (Persian: اب ملخ, also Romanized as Āb Malakh)^[1] (literally Locust Water),^[2] near the village of Ab Malakh in Padena-ye Sofla Rural District, Padena District, Semirom County, Isfahan Province, Iran.^[3] 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".^[4]^[2] The waterfall overflows into the Ab Malakh river at both ends of a tunnel through which the Ab Malakh flows.^[5]^[6] The waterfall was reported to be threatened by local development in 2014.^[7]

References

^ Ab Malakh can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3051536" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
^ ^a ^b Danaei, Kamran (7 July 2020). "The Mysterious "Locust" Waterfall". Iran Wire. Islamic Republic News Agency. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-09-20.
^ "Ab Malakh Waterfall: One of The Most Beautiful Waterfalls of Iran". Tasnim News Agency. 19 November 2019. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
^ Mollahosseini, Mohammad. "آشنایی با آبشار آب ملخ - اصفهان". Hamshahri Online (in Persian). Retrieved 10 April 2021.
^ Soleiman Nouri, Alireza (8 April 2018). "«آب ملخ» سمیرم عجیب ترین آبشار ایران". Iran (Newspaper) (in Persian). Retrieved 10 April 2021.
^ Afshar Semiromi, Behnam (28 August 2014). "بهشت گمشده ایران زمین در آستانه تخریب". Etemad (in Persian). Retrieved 10 April 2021.

Semirom County

Capital

Semirom

Districts

Central

Cities

Rural Districts
and villages

Hana	Akhurum Cheshmeh Khuni Eslamabad Garmuk Golafshan Hast Qaleh Sangi Sheykh Ali Tabaqeh Zarghamabad
Vanak	Qaleh-ye Qadam
Vardasht	Aghdash Aliabad Aliabad-e Deh Kord Amirabad Asadabad Band-e Karim Khani Bordakan Cheshmeh Qanbar Cheshmeh Rahman Cheshmeh Sard Dalek Dash Deh Nesa-ye Olya Deh Nesa-ye Sofla Deh-e Ashuri Dehkord Dizjan Doba Arab Dowlat Qarin-e Olya Eslamabad Eslamabad-e Qarakhlu Fathabad Hajjiabad Hajjiabad-e Shureh Chaman Heydarabad Heydarabad-e Ali Mardani Heydarabad-e Qur Tapasi Hormozabad Hoseynabad Jalalabad Kakaabad-e Olya Kand-e Qabrestan Kasegan-e Sofla Kezen Mazraeh-ye Alavi Mehdiabad Mehr Gerd Mehrabad Mowla Qoli Muruk Narmeh Nazarabad Nesar Abbas Nurabad Pirasafneh Qarah Qach Saadatabad Sabzabad Sadeqabad Sanbol Cheshmeh Sar Choqa-ye Olya Sar Choqa-ye Sofla Sarmeydan Shekarlu Siah Kalak Tall Armeni Tall Changi-ye Sofla Tall Kharowsi Tang-e Tir Varaq

Padena

Cities

Komeh

Rural Districts
and villages

Padena-ye Olya (Upper Padena)	Amirabad Barand-e Olya Barand-e Sofla Bazargah Bideh Dasht-e Bal Deh-e Bozorg Dengezlu Devergan-e Olya Devergan-e Sofla Do Rahan Ganjegan Hasanabad-e Sofla Kahangan Kareh Dan Kifteh Lor Kosh Noqol Nurabad Pahlushekan Rahiz Sarbaz Shahid Sheybani Tall Mohammad Valad Khani Zaman Kahriz
Padena-ye Sofla (Lower Padena)	Ab Garmak Ab Malakh Agronomy Industry, Isfahan Aliabad Bi Bi Seyyedan Chahar Rah Galijeh Mandegan Qayed Ali Rudabad Saadatabad Sivar Tang-e Khoshk
Padena-ye Vosta (Middle Padena)	Arabshah Deyli Dideh Jan Gowd Tappeh Khafr Khak Daneh Khineh Kifteh Giveh Sin Murak Qanat-e Kifteh Saadatabad