Shamkirchay
Shamkirchay (Azerbaijani: Şəmkirçay) is one of the tributaries of the Kura River located in northwestern part of Republic of Azerbaijan.
Shamkirchay | |
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Native name | Şəmkirçay |
Location | |
Country | Azerbaijan |
Region | Caucasus |
District | Shamkir |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Lesser Caucasus |
• location | Gadabay, Gadabay Rayon, Azerbaijan |
• coordinates | 40°29′40″N 45°49′49″E |
Mouth | Kura River |
• location | near Shamkir, Azerbaijan |
Discharge | |
• location | directly downstream into Kura |
Basin features | |
River system | Kura River |
Overview
It starts in Gadabay district and ends in Shamkir.[1] The government is building a water navigation tunnel on the river for irrigation purposes which will be 885 m (2,904 ft) long.[2][3]
References
- Geographical Names as supplied by US Military Şəmkirçay: Azerbaijan
- "APA, 16 July 2010 Şəmkirçay dəryaçasında çayın istiqamətinin sunəqledici tunelə yönəldilməsi mərasimi keçirilib Archived 2010-07-18 at the Wayback Machine
- "APA, 28 May 2009 Azerbaijani President visits Shamkir Archived 2012-03-11 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 14 October
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