Leyton Gorge

One of the tourist areas of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province is Leyton Gorge, located in the Deli Ajam area of Kohgiluyeh County. The village of Ajam Dishmok has many tourist attractions, including its historic caves and delightful waterfalls. One of the gorge's highlights is a waterfall that pours down from the rocky cliffs, creating a magical natural scene. Many people are drawn to this waterfall for its fragrant wild mint alone. The mountain dirt trail to reach the waterfall is itself especially appealing to climbers.

Thanks to its fresh water and year-round flow, the gorge is surrounded by several citrus orchards, fish farming ponds, rice paddies and apiaries, which make the surroundings lively and pleasant. The wild mint growing around the gorge and waterfalls fills the air with a delightful scent and leaves visitors with a very pleasant feeling. The roaring Ajam River also originates in this gorge, and the gorge has water in every season. In the Luri language, "liteh" means child, and in the past fathers used to take their children to the mouth of the gorge to teach them to swim; for this reason the gorge was named Leyton. Around the gorge you can see lush plane and walnut trees and blackberry bushes, and the length of the gorge from its mouth to its lower end reaches 700 meters. Along the gorge and the river, springs bubble out of walls covered in greenery, doubling the beauty of the area.

Because the area has a cold climate and the route requires wading through water, the best time to visit the gorge is from mid-spring to summer. In other seasons, because of the cold weather and the large volume of water in the valley, traversing it is not possible and is not recommended. The access route to this gorge is fairly hard and difficult. The dirt road requires a full-scale hike, and there are no signs along the way and no amenities at the gorge.