The Karaj River is a river on the central plateau 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 Turkmeni ...

. It is the second largest river after Zayandarud in the central plateau region.

About

The Karaj River runs roughly 152 miles (245 km) in length. Its

headwaters The headwaters of a river or stream is the farthest place in that river or stream from its estuary or downstream confluence with another river, as measured along the course of the river. It is also known as a river's source. Definition The ...

are in the Central

Alborz mountain range 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 nort ...

, north of

Tehran Tehran (; fa, تهران ) is the largest city in Tehran Province and the capital of Iran. With a population of around 9 million in the city and around 16 million in the larger metropolitan area of Greater Tehran, Tehran is the most popul ...

Alborz Province Alborz Province ( fa, استان البرز, ''Ostān-e Alborz'') is one of the 31 provinces of Iran.south South is one of the cardinal directions or Points of the compass, compass points. The direction is the opposite of north and is perpendicular to both east and west. Etymology The word ''south'' comes from Old English ''sūþ'', from earlier Pro ...

past the city of

Karaj Karaj ( fa, کرج, ) is the capital of Alborz Province, Iran, and effectively a satellite city of Tehran. Although the county hosts a population around 1.97 million, as recorded in the 2016 census, most of the county is rugged mountain. The urb ...

, and then flows eastward with its tributary

Jajrood River The Jajrud (Jājrūd), also spelled as Jajrood, Djadjéroud or Djaderoud, is a river in northern Iran that passes through the provinces of Mazandaran and Tehran. It flows south through the central Alborz mountain range. It is a tributary of the ...

joining in Tehran Province, to flow into the

endorheic An endorheic basin (; also spelled endoreic basin or endorreic basin) is a drainage basin that normally retains water and allows no outflow to other external bodies of water, such as rivers or oceans, but drainage converges instead into lakes ...

Namak Lake basin in the Qom Province. The Amir Kabir Dam is constructed across the river in the foothills of 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 nort ...

mountain range.

Gallery

File:IranKarajStausee1.jpg, Karaj dam or Amir Kabir dam File:Chalus road - ninara 01.jpg, Amir kabir (Karaj) Dam over Karaj River File:AmirKabirDam02.jpg, Amir Kabir Dam File:Amir Kabir Dam.jpg, Amir Kabir Dam File:Chalus road - ninara 04.jpg, Chalus road - Ninara File:Aderan Karaj.jpg, Karaj River in Adaran File:Chalous road in autumn - panoramio.jpg, Karaj River File:Karaj River.jpg, Narrow Karaj River channel under bridge

References

Rivers of Alborz Province Alborz (mountain range) Landforms of Alborz Province Landforms of Qom Province Landforms of Tehran Province {{Iran-river-stub