Darioon Canal

  • Part of UNESCO World Heritage Listing
  • Address : Salalsel Fortress area, Bateni Sq.
  • Opening Hours : 09:00-19:00
  • Entrance Fee : Included in Salasel Fortress
  • Historical Period(s) : Achaemenid
  • Tel. : -
  • Recommended Time to Spend : 30 min.
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Darioon Canal, Shushtar, Khuzestan
Darioon Canal, Shushtar, Khuzestan
Darioon Canal, Shushtar, Khuzestan
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  • Khuzestan Province
  • Shushtar

One of the main structures of Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System, was dug during Achaemenid Darius I reign (522-486 BC.) with the purpose of irrigating downstream Mianab plain. It has an inlet from Karun river underneath Salasel Fortress.