Hablehrood ( fa, حبله‌رود) is a 240 km long river in the central desert catchment area of

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkm ...

. Hablehrood originates from the

Alborz The Alborz ( fa, البرز) range, also spelled as Alburz, Elburz or Elborz, is a mountain range in northern Iran that stretches from the border of Azerbaijan along the western and entire southern coast of the Caspian Sea and finally runs ...

and Shah Mohammad Qoleh and Homa mountain ranges at an altitude of about 2800 meters in the northeast of Firoozkooh. It passes through the northern slope of Marab Mountain, then changes its direction to the west, and first mixes with the Savashi River and is called

Firuzkuh Firuzkuh ( fa, فيروزكوه, also Romanized as Fīrūzkūh and Fīrūz Kūh; Tabarian: Pirezcow; also known as Qaşabeh-ye Fīrūz Kūh) is a city and capital of Firuzkuh County, Tehran Province, Iran. At the 2016 census, its population w ...

. Hablehrood is the only river that irrigates

Garmsar Garmsar ( fa, گرمسار, also Romanized as Garmsār is a city in and the capital of Garmsar County, Semnan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 38,891, in 10,951 families. Garmsar is located about southeast of Tehran. It l ...

cultivation area. Hablehrood is the habitat of Luciobarbus mursa. Several tributararies called Goorsfid, Savashi, Nimrud, Ab Darreh-ye Dardeh, Delichai, Shahbolaghi, Ab-e Kabutardreh, Ab-e Darehshoor pour into Hablehrood. Hablehroud itself is the tributary of the river Galu; And its catchment area is 3200 square kilometers.جعفری، عباس (۱۳۸۴). گیتاشناسی ایران رودها و رودنامه ایران. ۲. تهران: مؤسسه جغرافیایی و کارتوگرافی گیتاشناسی. شابک ۹۶۴۶۲۴۱۲۶۳. ص۲۰۱.

Branches

The branches of Hablehrood are: :1- Nimrud which originates from the snowy mountain and has two branches: one originates from Qazanchai and the mountains of Najafdar and Zaraiman and Vazna and the other flows from the Lazur and Arjomand heights and after passing the Farahrud block in a place called Doab-e Vashtan joins the Ghazanchai branch and flows through the Shelbon Strait called Nimrud. :2- Delichai (from Turkic meaning crazy river, and the reason for choosing this name is the high slope and the destructive erosion of this river in its bed). The source of this river is Tar and Momaj mountains located in

Abarshiveh Rural District Abarshiveh Rural District ( fa, دهستان ابرشيوه) is a rural district (''dehestan'') in the Central District of Damavand County, Tehran Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Pe ...

behind the mountain in the suburbs of Damavand and its water is supplied by melting snow and springs that gather in one place and create two small lakes next to each other. This river, after passing through the villages of Havir, Dehnar and Kahnak, passes through a place called Delichai, located on the Firoozkooh-Tehran Road, and while passing a long distance in Simin-Dasht, Hassanabad, in enters he Hablehrood.اسدی، نوش‌آذر: گرمسار، خوار ری. تهران: ۱۳۴۶.

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