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Karkheh River
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The Choaspes River (Iran) or Karkheh or Karkhen (Persian: کرخه) (perhaps the river known as the Gihon Ancient Greek: Γεῶν Book of Genesis 2:13 —one of the four Rivers of Paradise in the of Garden of Eden/Paradise in the Bible and as the river Choaspes Ancient Greek: Χοάσπης[1] in ancient times; also called Eulæus, in Ancient Greek: Εὔλαιος or Εὐλαῖος; Hebrew: אולי Ulai[2]) is a river in Khūzestān Province, in southwest Iran (ancient Susiana).
- ^ Bosworth, A. B. (1993). Conquest and Empire: The Reign of Alexander the Great. Cambridge University Press. p. 88. ISBN 0-521-40679-X.
- ^ Potts, Daniel T. (1999). The Archaeology of Elam: Formation and Transformation of an Ancient Iranian State. Cambridge University Press. p. 236. ISBN 0-521-56496-4.
One refers to his camp while on campaign and to action near the Ulai, the modern Karkheh river, in Khuzistan
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