Haraz River

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Haraz
Haraz river valley cutting through central Alborz
Origin	Central Alborz
Mouth	Caspian Sea
Basin countries	Iran
Length	≈ 150 km (95 mi)
Source elevation	≈ 3500 m (11,500 ft)
Mouth elevation	≈ -25 m (-80 ft)

Haraz (Persian: هراز) is a river in northern Iran that flows northward from foot of Mount Damavand across Larijan, through Amol city, and finally to the Caspian Sea between Mahmood Abad and Fereydoon Kenar. Its valley is one of few to cut through Alborz.

Map of central Alborz

-25m to 500m     500m to 1500m     1500m to 2500m     2500 to 3500m     3500m to 4500m     4500m to 5671m					Peaks:	1 `Alam Kūh
					2 Āzād Kūh	3 Damāvand
					4 Do Berar	5 Do Khaharan
					6 Ghal`eh Gardan	7 Kūh-e Gorg
					8 Kholeno	9 Mehr Chal
					10 Kūh-e Mīšīneh Marg	11 Naz
					12 Shah Alborz	13 Sīālān
					14 Tochal	15 Varavašt
					Rivers:	0
					1 Alamūt	2 Chālūs
					3 Do Hezār	4 Harāz
					5 Jājrūd	6 Karaj
					7 Kojūr	8 Lār
					9 Nūr	10 Sardāb
					11 Seh Hazār	12 Shāh Rūd
					Cities:	1 Āmol
					2 Chālūs	3 Karaj
					Other:	D Dīzīn
					E Emāmzādeh Hāšem	K Kandovān Tunnel
					* Latīān Dam	** Lār Dam