Reconnaissance Survey of Geothermal Resources in West Azarbaijan Province, NW-Iran
- Key words
- rIran, Geothermal, Reconnaissance, Exploration, Warm Spring, West Azarbaijan province
- Conference
- World Geothermal Congress
- Year
- 2015
- Session
- Exploration
- Language
- English
- Paper number
- 11005
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Abstract
West Azarbaijan Province (WAP) is located in the most north-western parts of Iran near Turkey and Iraq borders. This province is very rich in geothermal resources. According to many types of information 11 geothermal prospects were determined in WAP. These regions were identified by means of geological, Remote sensing, Aeromagnetic, gravity and warm springs data. In WAP 41 warm springs exists which their temperature is more than 25 ºC. Geothermal prospects are located around Maku, Shot, Khoy, Siahcheshmeh, Orumiyeh, Shahindezh and Takab cities. Hottest spring (Ghotur) in the WAP is located in the west of Khoy city and its temperature is 57.5 ºC.
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