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

The Shahrood or Shah-Rud (Persian: شاهرود), also translated as Shah River, is a river in 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.[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.

See also

  • c. Alborz (mountain range) – c. Alborz mountain range topics
  • c. 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". The Cambridge History of Iran. 1 ed. Fisher, W. B. (ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 1–110. ISBN 978-1-139-05492-8. Retrieved 2022-05-29.