The Shahrood or Shah-Rud (, literally meaning ''The great river'' or ''the river of the king''), also translated as ''Shah River'', is a river of northern

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...

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The Shahrood originates on the slopes of the

Takht-e Suleyman Massif Takht-e Soleyman Massif () is a subrange of central Alborz mountains, in northern Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbai ...

at 4,850 m. ()."Introduction - Drainage Basins - Caspian Sea"
''Freshwater Fishes of Iran'' The Taleqan and

Alamut Alamut () or Rudbar () is a region in Iran including western and eastern parts on the western edge of the Alborz (Elburz) range, between the dry and barren plain of Qazvin in the south and the densely forested slopes of the Mazandaran provin ...

rivers conjoin in the village of Shirkou to form the Shahrud river.Campbell, Anthony (2004) "A Visit to Alamut (1966)
''The Assassins of Alamut''
p. 6. The Alamut river, the northern tributary, starts near the summit of

Alam-Kuh Alam-Kūh (; also: ''Alam Kooh'') or Mount Alam is a mountain in Alborz mountain range in northern Iran, Mazandaran Province, forming a peak of Takht-e Suleyman Massif. It is located in Kelardasht District of Mazandaran Province. With an elevatio ...

, the second highest peak in Iran, and flows through a steep gorges. The Shahrood then flows westward through the southern

Alborz mountain range The Alborz ( ) 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 northeast and merge ...

to its

confluence In geography, a confluence (also ''conflux'') occurs where two or more watercourses join to form a single channel (geography), channel. A confluence can occur in several configurations: at the point where a tributary joins a larger river (main ...

with the

Sefid River The Sepid-Rud (, ) (also known as Sefid-Rud) is a river, approximately long, rising in the Alborz mountain range of northwestern Iran and flowing generally northeast to empty into the Caspian Sea at Rasht. Names Other names and transcription ...

. It is a right-hand tributary of the Sefid, which then flows north through the Alborz into the

Caspian Sea The Caspian Sea is the world's largest inland body of water, described as the List of lakes by area, world's largest lake and usually referred to as a full-fledged sea. An endorheic basin, it lies between Europe and Asia: east of the Caucasus, ...

. The Shahrood is about long.

Central Alborz mountain range map

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

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Flickr.com: Shah River photo
Rivers of Mazandaran province Alborz (mountain range) Tributaries of the Sefīd-Rūd {{Iran-river-stub

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Central Alborz mountain range map

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