Place:Shahrud, Semnan, Iran

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NameShahrud
Alt namesEmāmshahrsource: Getty Vocabulary Program
Shāhrūdsource: NIMA, GEOnet Names Server (1996-1998)
TypeCity
Coordinates36.417°N 54.95°E
Located inSemnan, Iran
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names


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Shahrood (also Romanized as Shâhrūd, and Shahroud; also known as Shârūd) is a city and capital of Shahrood County, Semnan Province, Iran.

Situated about an altitude of 1345 m, it is located at latitude 36°25'N, longitude 055°01'E. The main launch site of the Iranian Space Agency is near Shahrood. It is also well known for unique types of grapes which are cultivated specially in Shahrud. Consequently, Shahrood is known as the City of Grapes.

Although absent from earlier historical sources, Shahrud has become an important town since the 19th century because of its location on the road from Tehran east to Khorasan. It now also is on the railway.[1] A road runs from Shahrud across the Alborz mountains to the Caspian coastal plains in the north; it is accessible throughout winter.[1] Shahrud was renamed Imāmrūd after the Iranian Revolution of 1979, but has since reverted to the old name.[1] It is located just south of the historical city of Bastam.[1]

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