Chalus River
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The Chalus River (Persian: رود چالوس, romanized: Rud-e Čālūs),[1] or Chalus Rud is a major river located in central−northern Iran. It originates in the Kandovan and Taleghan mountains and passes through the city of Chalus in Mazandaran Province.
The river flows northward through the Central Alborz mountain range, to its river mouth on the southern Caspian Sea.
Central Alborz mountain range map
[edit]Map of central Alborz | Peaks: | 1 Alam-Kuh |
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![]() −25 to 500 m (−82 to 1,640 ft) 500 to 1,500 m (1,600 to 4,900 ft) 1,500 to 2,500 m (4,900 to 8,200 ft) 2,500 to 3,500 m (8,200 to 11,500 ft) 3,500 to 4,500 m (11,500 to 14,800 ft) 4,500 to 5,610 m (14,760 to 18,410 ft) |
2 Azad Kuh | 3 Damavand |
4 Do Berar | 5 Do Khaharan | |
6 Ghal'eh Gardan | 7 Gorg | |
8 Kholeno | 9 Mehr Chal | |
10 Mishineh Marg | 11 Naz | |
12 Shah Alborz | 13 Sialan | |
14 Tochal | 15 Varavašt | |
Rivers: | 0 | |
1 Alamut | 2 Chalus | |
3 Do Hezar | 4 Haraz | |
5 Jajrood | 6 Karaj | |
7 Kojoor | 8 Lar | |
9 Noor | 10 Sardab | |
11 Seh Hazar | 12 Shahrood | |
Cities: | 1 Amol | |
2 Chalus | 3 Karaj | |
Other: | D Dizin | |
E Emamzadeh Hashem | K Kandovan Tunnel | |
* Latyan Dam | ** Lar Dam |
See also
[edit]- Alborz (Elburz) mountain range topics
- Tributaries of the Caspian Sea
- Tributaries of the Chalus River
- Sardab River
References
[edit]- ^ "ČĀLŪS – Encyclopaedia Iranica". www.iranicaonline.org. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
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