--- title: "Shahrud – what is there, and how you get there | Mixroutes" description: "Shahrud, Iran: The Shahrud was a short-necked lute, illustrated in the Surname-i Hümayun, resembling an oud or barbat, but being much larger. Nearby…" url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/shahrud" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/shahrud.md" image: "https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Pan_57_-_Copy.jpg/1920px-Pan_57_-_Copy.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail" --- Musical instrument · Iran · Semnan # Shahrud The Shahrud was a short-necked lute, illustrated in the Surname-i Hümayun, resembling an oud or barbat, but being much larger. ![Shahrud](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Pan_57_-_Copy.jpg/1920px-Pan_57_-_Copy.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) Shahrud · Arosha-photo The place The Shahrud was a short-necked lute, illustrated in the Surname-i Hümayun, resembling an oud or barbat, but being much larger. The larger size gave the instrument added resonance and a deeper (bass) range, like the modern mandobass, mandolone or Algerian mandole. Adapted from [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shahrud), CC BY-SA 4.0. What is there ## Worth seeing in and around Shahrud 4 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name. 1. Jameh Mosque of Shahrud The Jāmeh Mosque of Shahrud is a Shi'ite Friday mosque, located in Shahrud, in the province of Semnan, Iran. Commenced during the Ilkhanate era, the mosque was renovated in 1863, during the Qajar era. 1.7 km · mosque in Shahrud, Iranian national heritage site · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jameh_Mosque_of_Shahrud) 2. Shahrud Bazaar The Bazaar of Shahrud, sometimes spelled as the Bazaar of Shahrood, is a bazaar located in the historical part of Shahrud, in Semnan Province, Iran. The bazaar was completed during the Qajar era, and was added to the Iran National Heritage List on 29 March 1999, administered by the Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization of Iran. 1.2 km · bazaar in Shahrud, Iranian national heritage site · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bazaar_of_Shahrud) 3. Shahrud University of Technology Shahrood University of Technology, formerly known as University of Shahrood, is a public university in Shahrood, Semnan province, Iran. The university was established as "The Shahrood College of Mines" in 1973 by Changiz Malekipur, and was elevated to university status in 1994. 4.3 km · university in Shahrud, Iran · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shahrood_University_of_Technology) 4. Shahroud University of Medical Sciences Shahroud University of Medical Sciences is a public medical university in Iran, affiliated with the Ministry of Health and Medical Education. It is located in the city of Shahroud, the capital of Shahrud County, in Semnan Province, Iran. 3.7 km · public university in Shahroud, Iran · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shahroud_University_of_Medical_Sciences) Ranked by the number of language editions of Wikipedia with an article on each, from Wikidata; the sentences are the openings of those articles, CC BY-SA 4.0. Go there ## Getting to Shahrud - Tehran → Shahrud 330 km · quickest by road, 5h 18m · $32–44 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/tehran-to-shahrud) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Tehran&to=Shahrud) - Karaj → Shahrud 364 km · quickest by road, 6h 2m · $36–50 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/karaj-to-shahrud) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Karaj&to=Shahrud) - Mashhad → Shahrud 415 km · quickest by road, 6h 41m · $40–55 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/mashhad-to-shahrud) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Mashhad&to=Shahrud) - From anywhere The planner compares every way there from wherever you are. [Plan a trip](https://www.mixroutes.com/?to=Shahrud) Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds. Not yet researched ## No local-transport research exists yet for Shahrud Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Shahrud. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more. The nearest places where the work is done 1. [Sheki (Şəki)](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/sheki) AZ 10 ways of moving, 46 sources 859 km 2. [Yeghegnadzor and the Vayots Dzor valley](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/yeghegnadzor) AM 9 ways of moving, 32 sources 922 km 3. [Gyumri](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/gyumri) AM 12 ways of moving, 47 sources 1,081 km 4. [Gori](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/gori) GE 10 ways of moving, 16 sources 1,121 km 5. [Vardzia and the Javakheti plateau](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/vardzia) GE 12 ways of moving, 57 sources 1,151 km If you know how people move in Shahrud – the stand, the rule, the fare – [tell us](https://www.mixroutes.com/report?key=blog%7Cshahrud&title=Shahrud&sub=Field+notes&back=%2Fnotes%2Fshahrud), and the note gets an entry. Around it ## Next door to Shahrud - [Moghan](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/moghan) village in Semnan, Iran 5 km - [Ardian](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/ardian) village in Semnan, Iran 4.4 km [The place page for Shahrud](https://www.mixroutes.com/places/shahrud) [All the notes](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes) [Every note on Iran](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes#c-IR) --- This is the markdown version of https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/shahrud, for search crawlers and AI assistants. The HTML page is the canonical copy. Mixroutes is made by Lascade LLC, Sharjah Media City, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. 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