Shahrood

Shahrood (also Shahroud, Shahrud, Emamshahr and Emamrud, Persian: شاهرود) is a city in Semnan province, Iran. With an estimated population of 134,920 in 2006, Shahrood is the largest city in Semnan Province. Some 410 kilometers to the east of Tehran, half-way between the capital and Mashad, and at the junction with the Gorgan road, sits the modern city of Shahrood, which has grown to absorb the historic town of Bastam situated in the hills a few kilometers to the north. From the north, it is surrounded by the Alborz mountains, and from the south by the arid salty deserts. The river of Tash, after crossing this town, reaches the south deserts. The weather on the mountainous areas is cold and it is somewhat temperate in other parts of the city.