Bampur River

Bampur River is a river in southern Iran, flowing into the Baluchistan region. The Bampur River starts in the Karvandar Mountains and flows 120 km past Damin, Bampur and Iranshah before dissipating in the desert sands. The Bampur River is the largest and most important river in Baluchistan and has served as a highway through that arid region since the 3rd millennium BC^[1]

History

The Bampur river Valley as been inhabited since the 3rd millennium BC when Bronze Age villages formed.^[2] The first Europeans to reach the Bampur River were Captain Grant and Sir Henry Pottinger in 1809. Sir Aurel Stein in visited the area in 1932.

References

Rivers of Iran
Lake Urmia basin	Aji Chay Quri Chay Alamlou River Barandouz River Gadar River Ghaie River Leylan River Mahabad River Nazlou River Rozeh River Shahar River Simineh River Zarrineh River Zola River
Persian Gulf basin	Shatt al-Arab Karun River Marun River Dez River Koohrang Jarahi River Bahmanshir Mehran River Mond River
Oman sea basin	Bahu Kalat River
Caspian basin	Aras Sefīd-Rūd Qizil Üzan Shahrood (River) Alamut River Zarjoob Chalus River Sardab River Haraz River Lar River Atrek River Kojoor River Do Hezar River Atrek River Qarasu River Gorganrud River Astarachay
Gavkhouni basin	Zayanderud
Namak Lake basin	Qom (River) Abhar River Jajrood River Karaj River Jajrood River
Hamun-e Jaz Murian basin	Halil River Bampur River