Shahrud (river)

This article is about the river. For the city, see Shahrood.

Sefid-Rud River watershed, with the Shahrud entering from east (right).

The 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.

Course

The Shahrood originates on the slopes of the Takht-e Suleyman Massif at 4,850 m. (36°22′N 50°58′E).^[1] The Taleqan and Alamut rivers conjoin in the village of Shirkou to form the Shahrud river.^[2] The Alamut river, the northern tributary, starts near the summit of Alam-Kuh, the second highest peak in Iran, and flows through a steep gorges.^{[3]: 42–43} The Shahrood then flows westward through the southern Alborz mountain range to its confluence with the Sefid River. It is a right-hand tributary of the Sefid, which then flows north through the Alborz into the Caspian Sea.

The Shahrood is about 175 kilometres (109 mi) long.^[1]

Central Alborz mountain range map

The Shahrood is #12 on the map's left.

Map of central Alborz	Peaks:	1 Alam-Kuh
−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

• Alborz mountain range topics
• Tributaries of the Caspian Sea

References

1. "Introduction - Drainage Basins - Caspian Sea" Freshwater Fishes of Iran
2. Campbell, Anthony (2004) "A Visit to Alamut (1966)" The Assassins of Alamut p. 6.
3. Fisher, W. B. (1968-10-01). "Physical geography". In Fisher, W. B. (ed.). The Cambridge History of Iran (1 ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 1–110. ISBN 978-1-139-05492-8. Retrieved 2022-05-29.

External links

• Flickr.com: Shah River photo