Shahrood (River)
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This article is about the river. For the city, see Shahrood.
Shahrood or Shah-Rud (Persian: شاهرود, Shāhrūd, literally meaning The great river or the river of the king), also translated as Shah River, is a river of northern Iran, a right-hand tributary of the Sefid River. It flows through the southern Alborz mountain range, originating on the slopes of the Takht-e Suleyman Massif at 4850 m. (36°22′N 50°58′E / 36.367°N 50.967°E).[1] The Shah River is about 175 km long.[1] [2]
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b "Introduction - Drainage Basins - Caspian Sea" Freshwater Fishes of Iran
- ^ The Taliqan and Alamut rivers conjoin to form the Shah River.Campbell, Anthony (2004) "A Visit to Alamut (1966)" The Assassins of Alamut p. 6
[edit] External links
- Shah River photo Flickr
| Map of central Alborz | Peaks: | 1 `Alam Kūh |
|---|---|---|
-25 to 500 m
500 to 1500 m
1500 to 2500 m
2500 to 3500 m
3500 to 4500 m
4500 to 5671 m
|
2 Āzād Kūh | 3 Damāvand |
| 4 Do Berar | 5 Do Khaharan | |
| 6 Ghal`eh Gardan | 7 Gorg | |
| 8 Kholeno | 9 Mehr Chal | |
| 10 Mīšīneh Marg | 11 Naz | |
| 12 Shah Alborz | 13 Sīālān | |
| 14 Tochal | 15 Varavašt | |
| Rivers: | 0 | |
| 1 Alamūt | 2 Chālūs | |
| 3 Do Hezār | 4 Harāz | |
| 5 Jājrūd | 6 Karaj | |
| 7 Kojūr | 8 Lār | |
| 9 Nūr | 10 Sardāb | |
| 11 Seh Hazār | 12 Shāh Rūd | |
| Cities: | 1 Āmol | |
| 2 Chālūs | 3 Karaj | |
| Other: | D Dīzīn | |
| E Emāmzādeh Hāšem | K Kandovān Tunnel | |
| * Latīān Dam | ** Lār Dam |
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