Chaloos

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Chaloos (Persian: چالوس), also transliterated as Chalous and Chalus is a city in Mazandaran Province, in Iran.

[edit] Location

Chaloos's neighbour counties are Noshahr in the east, Tonekabon in the west in Mazandaran province and Tehran province in the south.

Map highlighting location of Chaloos county as well as Chaloos city in Mazandaran province
Map highlighting location of Chaloos county as well as Chaloos city in Mazandaran province
Map of central Alborz Peaks: 1 `Alam Kūh
     -25m to 500m     500m to 1500m     1500m to 2500m     2500 to 3500m     3500m to 4500m     4500m to 5671m
     -25m to 500m     500m to 1500m     1500m to 2500m     2500 to 3500m     3500m to 4500m     4500m to 5671m
2 Āzād Kūh 3 Damāvand
4 Do Berar 5 Do Khaharan
6 Ghal`eh Gardan 7 Gorg
8 Kholeno 9 Mehr Chal
10 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

[edit] Cuisine

People in Chalus often eat smoked whitefish.