Shahrud (river)

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.

This article is about the river. For the city, see Shahrood.
Sefid-Rud River watershed, with the Shahrud entering from east (right).

Course

The Shahrood originates on the slopes of the Takht-e Suleyman Massif at 4850 m. (36°22′N 50°58′E).[1] The Taleqan and Alamut rivers conjoin to each other in the village of Shirkou 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 River, 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.


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