Alamut River

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River Alamut

The Alamut River is a river of northern Iran. It flows through the southern Alborz mountain range into the Shah River. The Taliqan and Alamut rivers conjoin to form the Shahrud River. [1]

Central Alborz mountain range map

The Alamut River is #1 in the upper right of the map.

Map of central Alborz Peaks:1 Alam-Kuh
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-25 to 500 m (-82 to 1,640 ft)
500 to 1,500 m (1,600 to 4,900 ft)
1,500 to 2,500 m (4,900 to 8,200 ft)
2,500 to 3,500 m (8,200 to 11,500 ft)
3,500 to 4,500 m (11,500 to 14,800 ft)
4,500 to 5,610 m (14,760 to 18,410 ft) AlborzCentralColoredNumbered.png
  −25 to 500 m (−82 to 1,640 ft)
  500 to 1,500 m (1,600 to 4,900 ft)
  1,500 to 2,500 m (4,900 to 8,200 ft)
  2,500 to 3,500 m (8,200 to 11,500 ft)
  3,500 to 4,500 m (11,500 to 14,800 ft)
  4,500 to 5,610 m (14,760 to 18,410 ft)
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

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References

  1. Campbell, Anthony (2004) "A Visit to Alamut (1966)" The Assassins of Alamut p. 6


Coordinates: 36°23′50″N50°33′58″E / 36.39722°N 50.56611°E / 36.39722; 50.56611