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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 Alamut 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
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 Turkmeni ...
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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 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
ʿAlam-Kūh ( fa, علمکوه; also: ''Alam Kooh'') – Mount Alam – is a mountain in Alborz mountain range in north of Iran, Mazandaran Province, forming a peak of Takht-e Suleyman Massif. It is located in Kelardasht District of Mazandara ...
, 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 with the Sefid River
The Sefid-Rud ( fa, سفیدرود, lit=white river, glk, اسپي بيه, ''Espī bīeh'') (also known as Sepid-Rud) is a river approximately long, rising in the Alborz mountain range of northwestern Iran and flowing generally northeast to en ...
. 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 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 steppe of Central Asia ...
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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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Flickr.com: Shah River photo
Rivers of Mazandaran Province Alborz (mountain range) Tributaries of the Sefīd-Rūd {{Iran-river-stub