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Water
Sports
Water skiing facilities
are accessible at the Karadj Dam near Tehran. Swimming pools at hotels
are open to non residents, where an entrance fee is charged.
Many streams are well supplied with trout as well as
the Djaje-Rud, the Karadje and the Lar. The dammed lakes of the
Karadje River and the Sefid Rud are also overflowing with fish.
Another good choice is the Caspian Sea offering a wide selection of mullet,
bream, salmon and sturgeon.
Water Sports
The skiing season lasts from January to March in
the Alborz Mountains. Resorts include Abe Ali (62 kilometres or 38
miles east of Tehran), the Noor Slope (71 kilometres or 44 miles
from the capital, Shemshak (59 kilometres or 37 miles from Tehran),
and Dizine near the town of Gatchsar. There are equipment for hire and all
the general winter sports facilities.
Other
Horse racing meetings are held at the Park-e-Mellat,
Tehran, and there are many horse riding clubs, particularly in Tehran.
Polo matches are played at the polo grounds on the Karadj road out
of Tehran. Iran Air operate climbing and trekking
package holidays, which can be booked at any of their offices throughout
the world.
Some hotels have tennis courts and lessons are
available at the Amjadieh Sports Centre in Tehran. There is an 18
hole golf course in Tehran associated to the Hilton
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