Shamkirchay
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River in Azerbaijan
| Shamkirchay | |
|---|---|
| Map | |
| Native name | Şəmkirçay (Azerbaijani) |
| 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 / 40.49444°N 45.83028°E / 40.49444; 45.83028 |
| Mouth | Kura |
• location | near Shamkir, Azerbaijan |
• coordinates | 40°55′03′′N 46°09′56′′E / 40.9175°N 46.1656°E / 40.9175; 46.1656 |
| 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 ]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 ]References
[edit ]- ^ Geographical Names as supplied by US Military Şəmkirçay: Azerbaijan
- ^ APA, 16 July 2010 Şəmkirçay dəryaçasında çayın istiqamətinin sunəqledici tunelə yönəldilməsi mərasimi keçirilib Archived 2010年07月18日 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 2009年5月28日 Azerbaijani President visits Shamkir Archived 2012年03月11日 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 14 October
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