{"title":"Geomorphology of Karst Features of Shiraz City and Arjan Plain and Development Limitations","authors":"Meysam Jamali, Ebrahim Moghimi, Zean Alabden Jafarpour","volume":97,"journal":"International Journal of Geological and Environmental Engineering","pagesStart":25,"pagesEnd":32,"ISSN":"1307-6892","URL":"https:\/\/publications.waset.org\/pdf\/10000362","abstract":"<p>Karst term is the determiner of a variety of areas or<br \/>\r\nlandforms and unique perspectives that have been formed in result of<br \/>\r\nthe of the ingredients dissolution of rocks constituter by natural<br \/>\r\nwaters. Shiraz area with an area of 5322km2 is located in the simple<br \/>\r\nfolded belt in the southern part of Zagros Mountain of Fars, and is<br \/>\r\nsurrounded with Limestone Mountains (Asmari formation). Shiraz<br \/>\r\narea is located in Calcareous areas. The infrastructure of this city is<br \/>\r\nlime and absorbing wells that the city can influence the Limestone<br \/>\r\ndissolution and those accelerate its rate and increase the cavitation<br \/>\r\nbelow the surface. Dasht-e Arjan is a graben, which has been created<br \/>\r\nas the result of activity of two normal faults in its east and west sides.<br \/>\r\nIt is a complete sample of Karst plains (Polje) which has been created<br \/>\r\nwith the help of tectonic forces (fault) and dissolution process of<br \/>\r\nwater in Asmari limestone formation. It is located 60km. off south<br \/>\r\nwest of Shiraz (on Kazeroon-Shiraz road). In 1971, UNESCO has<br \/>\r\nrecognized this plain as a reserve of biosphere. It is considered as one<br \/>\r\nof the world&rsquo;s most beautiful geological phenomena, so that most of<br \/>\r\nthe world&rsquo;s geologists are interested in visiting this place. The<br \/>\r\npurpose of this paper is to identify and introduce landscapes of Karst<br \/>\r\nfeatures shiraz city and Dasht-e Arjan including Karst dissolution<br \/>\r\nfeatures (Lapiez, Karst springs, dolines, caves, underground caves,<br \/>\r\nponors, and Karst valleys), anticlines and synclines, and Arjan Lake.<\/p>\r\n","references":"[1]\tA. Maleki, D. Shoohani, M. AlaeiTaleghani, \u201cZooning of Karst development in Kermanshah provine, Modarres seasonal of humanities,\u201d 13th course, issue No.1, spring, pp: 272-295, 2009.\r\n[2]\tA. Afrasiabian, \u201cKarst, a trustworthy reservoir to supply water resources,\u201d 2007.\r\n[3]\tA. Afrasiabian, \u201cthe significance of research and studies on Karst water resources in Iran,\u201d proceedings of the second international congress on water in Karst formations, Tehran, Kermanshah, 1998.\r\n[4]\tA. Aghanabati, \u201cIran\u2019s Geology,\u201d Publication of Geology Organization, 2004.\r\n[5]\tA. 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