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Aji Chay Talkheh-Roud
Aji Chay bridge in northeast of Tabriz.
Location
Country	Iran
State	East Azerbaijan
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	East Azerbaijan, Iran
Length	265 km (165 mi)
Discharge
• location	Lake Urmia
• maximum	40.6 m/s (1,430 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Tributaries
• left	Vaneq River, Saidabad River, Quri Chay
• right	Komur River, Sian River

The Aji Chay or Talkheh Rud (Azerbaijani: آجی چای Acıçay, Persian: تلخه رود Talkheh Rud, both meaning "bitter river") is a river in Azerbaijan region of Iran. Most of this 265-km long river flows in the East Azerbaijan Province.

The historic Aji Chay Bridge over the river, on the old Tabriz road to Marand, is just outside Tabriz and east of the Tabriz International Airport.

See also

• Mehraneh roud

Notes

1. NJ 38-7 Tabriz, Iran; Azerbaijan; Armenia Iran, Series 1501, Joint Operations Graphic (Air) 1:250,000, U.S. National Imagery and Mapping Agency. The Komur enters the Aji Chay just north of Tabriz, and just before the Sian Chay enters the Aji Chay.
2. Ehlers, E. (July 29, 2011). "ĀJĪ ČĀY". Encyclopædia Iranica. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
3. Rasaneh, Sirang. "Ajy Chay (Talkheh Rood) River". Iran Tourism & Touring. Archived from the original on 2019-06-05. Retrieved 2020-11-11.
4. Eduljee, K. E. "Persian Gardens, Chahar Bagh, Pairidaeza, Baghs". Zoroastrian Heritage. Archived from the original on 2020-11-09. Retrieved 2019-06-05.
5. "پل آجی چای" [Aji Chay Bridge]. سازمان ميراث فرهنگي، صنايع دستي و گردشگري استان آذربايجان شرقي (in Persian). 2007-02-08. Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2009-09-29.

v t e 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 Saqqez River Zola River
Persian Gulf basin	Arvand Rud Karkheh River Karun River Marun River Dez River Koohrang Jarahi River Bahmanshir Mehran River Mond River
Oman sea basin	Bahu Kalat River
Caspian basin	Aras Sefid-Rud Ghezel Ozan 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 Jajrud Karaj River Jajrud
Hamun-e Jaz Murian basin	Halil River Bampur River
Other	Shesh Taraz

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37°45′N 45°42′E / 37.750°N 45.700°E / 37.750; 45.700

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