Shamkirchay
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| Shamkirchay | |
|---|---|
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| Native name | Şəmkirçay (Azerbaijani) |
| Location | |
| Country | Azerbaijan |
| Region | Caucasus |
| District | Shamkir |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Lesser Caucasus |
| • location | Gadabay, Gadabay Rayon, Azerbaijan |
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| Mouth | Kura |
• location | near Shamkir, Azerbaijan |
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| Basin features | |
| Progression | Kura→ Caspian Sea |
The Shamkirchay (Azerbaijani: Şəmkirçay) is one of the tributaries of the Kura River located in northwestern part of Republic of Azerbaijan.
Overview
[edit | edit source]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]
See also
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- ^ 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
