Road 77 (Iran)
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| جاده 77 | |
| Haraz Road | |
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| Route information | |
| Length: | 200 km (100 mi) |
| Major junctions | |
| From: |
Tehran, Tehran Province  Yasini Expressway Zeinoddin Expressway Damavanad Street Telo Road |
Babayi Expressway Road 79 | |
| To: |
Mahmood Abad, Mazandaran Province  Road 22 |
| Location | |
| Provinces: | Tehran, Mazandaran |
| Major cities: |
Rudehen, Tehran Province Amol, Mazandaran Province |
| Highway system | |
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Road 77, also known as the Haraz Road, is one of the most important roads from Tehran to the northern mountains of Iran, and the Iranian coast on the southern Caspian Sea.
Route
The road's route travels through Tehran Province and Mazandaran Province. It crosses the Alborz mountain range and then descends northwards down the Haraz River Valley.
The road is the shortest route from Tehran to the north ( 180 km) and in recent years some parts of the road has been widened and the safety has been improved. It passes through the towns of Amol and Rudehen.
Features
Haraz Road is the nearest road to Mount Damavand, the highest peak in Iran and Middle East.
Lar National Park, which Mount Damavand is within, is easily accessible from Road 77.
Central Alborz mountain range map
| Map of central Alborz | Peaks: | 1 `Alam Kūh |
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 -25 to 500 m 500 to 1500 m 1500 to 2500 m 2500 to 3500 m 3500 to 4500 m 4500 to 5671 m |
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 |
See also
- Road 59 − Karaj-Chaloos Road — another main Tehran−Caspian route.
- Alborz (Elburz) mountain range topics
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