Shahrud (river)
The Shahrood or Shah-Rud, also translated as Shah River, is a river of northern Iran.
Course
The Shahrood originates on the slopes of the Takht-e [Suleyman Massif] at 4,850 m..The Taleqan and Alamut rivers conjoin in the village of Shirkou to form the Shahrud river. 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 with the Sefid River. It is a right-hand tributary of the Sefid, which then flows north through the Alborz into the Caspian Sea.
The Shahrood is about long.