Road 77 | |
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جاده 77 | |
Amol to Tehran Road | |
Route information | |
Length | 200 km (120 mi) |
Major junctions | |
From | Tehran, Tehran Province Yasini Expressway Zeinoddin Expressway Damavanad Street Telo Road |
Babayi Expressway Road 79 | |
To | Mahmood Abad, Mazandaran Province Road 22 |
Location | |
Country | Iran |
Provinces | Tehran, Mazandaran |
Major cities | Rudehen, Tehran Province Amol, Mazandaran Province |
Highway system | |
Road 77, also known as the Haraz Road, is one of the most important roads from Tehran to the northern mountains of Iran, and the Iranian coast on the southern Caspian Sea. Amol is the first northern city of this road. [1] Along the road landscapes, Plain, Mountain, Historical tourism. Waterfall and village.
The road's route travels through Tehran Province and Mazandaran Province. It crosses the Alborz mountain range and then descends northwards down the Haraz River Valley. The road is the shortest route from Tehran to the north ( 180 km). It passes through the towns of Amol and Rudehen.
Haraz Road is the nearest road to Mount Damavand. Lar Dam, Lar National Park, which Mount Damavand is within, is accessible from Road 77.
Map of central Alborz | Peaks: | 1 Alam-Kuh |
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2 Azad Kuh | 3 Damavand | |
4 Do Berar | 5 Do Khaharan | |
6 Ghal'eh Gardan | 7 Gorg | |
8 Kholeno | 9 Mehr Chal | |
10 Mishineh Marg | 11 Naz | |
12 Shah Alborz | 13 Sialan | |
14 Tochal | 15 Varavašt | |
Rivers: | 0 | |
1 Alamut | 2 Chalus | |
3 Do Hezar | 4 Haraz | |
5 Jajrood | 6 Karaj | |
7 Kojoor | 8 Lar | |
9 Noor | 10 Sardab | |
11 Seh Hazar | 12 Shahrood | |
Cities: | 1 Amol | |
2 Chalus | 3 Karaj | |
Other: | D Dizin | |
E Emamzadeh Hashem | K Kandovan Tunnel | |
* Latyan Dam | ** Lar Dam |
Mazandaran province is one of the 31 provinces of Iran, located along the southern coast of the Caspian Sea and in the adjacent Central Alborz mountain range, in central-northern part of the country. The province, founded in 1937, covers an area of 23,842 km2.
Tehran province is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It covers an area of 18,814 square kilometres (7,264 sq mi) and is located to the north of the central plateau of Iran.
Damavand is a city in the Central District of Damavand County, Tehran province, Iran, and serves as capital of both the county and the district.
Mount Damavand is a dormant stratovolcano and is the highest peak in Iran and Western Asia, the highest volcano in Asia, and the 3rd highest volcano in the Eastern Hemisphere, at an elevation of 5,609 metres (18,402 ft). Damāvand has a special place in Persian mythology and folklore. It is in the middle of the Alborz range, adjacent to Varārū, Sesang, Gol-e Zard, and Mīānrūd. It is near the southern coast of the Caspian Sea, in Amol County, Mazandaran Province, 66 km (41 mi) northeast of the city of Tehran.
Amol is a city in the Central District of Amol County, Mazandaran province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.
The Haraz River is a notable river flowing through the Mazandaran Province of northern Iran. It flows northwards, from the Alborz mountain range into the Caspian Sea. After flowing along the Haraz Road and Valley for about 100 km, the Haraz river meanders in the midst of Amol, from where it reaches the Caspian Sea. The Haraz begins in Mount Damavand and flows northward and pours into Caspian Sea in the area between the two northern cities of Mahmoudabad and Fereydunkenar. The Haraz is currently contaminated due to discharge of effluent from various industrial plants.
Amol County is in Mazandaran province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Amol.
Larijan District is in Amol County, Mazandaran province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Rineh.
The Lar River is located in northern Iran, in the province of Mazandaran. It flows through the Alborz mountain range, and is a tributary of the Haraz River.
The Noor River is a river in northern Iran in Mazandaran Province, Noor County. It flows through the Alborz mountain range, generally eastward, past the town of Baladeh into the Haraz River.
Road 79 is one of the major roads running north from Tehran, crossing over the Central Alborz mountain range, and down to the coast of the Caspian Sea in Iran.
Lavasan is a city in, and the capital of, Lavasanat District of Shemiranat County, Tehran province, Iran.
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 merges into the smaller Aladagh Mountains and borders in the northeast on the parallel mountain ridge Kopet Dag in the northern parts of Khorasan. All these mountains are part of the much larger Alpide belt. The Alborz range is divided into the Western, Central, and Eastern Alborz Mountains. The Western Alborz Range runs south-southeastward almost along the western coast of the Caspian Sea. The Central Alborz runs from west to east along the entire southern coast of the Caspian Sea, while the Eastern Alborz Range runs in a northeasterly direction, toward the northern parts of the Khorasan region, southeast of the Caspian Sea. Mount Damavand, the highest mountain in Iran measuring 5,610.0 m, is located in the Central Alborz Mountains. Mount Damavand is the 12th most prominent peak in the world and the second most prominent in Asia after Mount Everest.
Rudehen is a city in, and the capital of, Rudehen District of Damavand County, Tehran province, Iran.
Lar National Park is a protected area in Amol Mazandaran Province in northern Iran.
Polur is a village on the Haraz River in Bala Larijan Rural District, Larijan District, Amol County, Mazandaran Province, Iran.
Emamzadeh Hashem or Imamzade Hashem is a Shrine in Damavand District, Damavand county, Tehran province, Iran. The shrine is located in the northwest of Haraz Road, on the way from Tehran to Amol.
The 1957 Sangchal earthquake struck northern Iran's Mazandaran province on 2 July 1957. It had a moment magnitude of 6.6 or 7.1 (Mw ), focal depth of 15 km (9.3 mi), and maximum Modified Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). It devastated many communities in the Alborz Mountains and caused an estimated 1,500 fatalities. Damage was estimated at US$25 million.