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Shahrood or Shah-Rud ( fa, شاهرود, Shāhrūd, literally meaning ''The great river'' or ''the river of the king''), also translated as ''Shah River'', is a river of northern
''Freshwater Fishes of Iran'' The Taliqan and
''The Assassins of Alamut''
p. 6. 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. The Shahrood then flows westward through the southern Alborz mountain range to its
Flickr.com: Shah River photo
Rivers of Mazandaran Province Alborz (mountain range) Tributaries of the Sefīd-Rūd {{Iran-river-stub
Shahrood or Shah-Rud ( fa, شاهرود, Shāhrūd, 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, 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 ...
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The Shahrood originates on the slopes of the Takht-e Suleyman Massif at 4850 m. ()."Introduction - Drainage Basins - Caspian Sea"''Freshwater Fishes of Iran'' The Taliqan and
Alamut
Alamut ( fa, الموت) is a region in Iran including western and eastern parts in 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 to form the Shahrood 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, the second highest peak in Iran, and flows through a steep gorges. The Shahrood then flows westward through the southern Alborz mountain range to its
confluence
In geography, a confluence (also: ''conflux'') occurs where two or more flowing bodies of water join to form a single channel. A confluence can occur in several configurations: at the point where a tributary joins a larger river ( main stem); ...
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 Caspian Sea is the world's largest inland body of water, often described as the List of lakes by area, world's largest lake or a full-fledged sea. An endorheic basin, it lies between Europe and Asia; east of the Caucasus, west of the broad s ...
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The Shahrood is about long.
Central Alborz mountain range map
The Shahrood is #12 on the map's left.See also
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External links
Flickr.com: Shah River photo
Rivers of Mazandaran Province Alborz (mountain range) Tributaries of the Sefīd-Rūd {{Iran-river-stub