The Dzoraget is a river in the Debeda hydrological region in the Lori region in Northern Armenia

Armenia

Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...

. It originates in the Bazum Mountains and flows west to east through spectacular gorges around Stepanavan

Stepanavan

Stepanavan is the second largest city in Lori Province of Armenia. The town is located 139 km north of the capital Yerevan and 24 km north of the provincial centre Vanadzor, in the centre of Yerevan-Tbilisi highway....

. It finally feeds into the Debed

Debed

The Debed or Debeda is a river in Armenia and Georgia. It also serves as a natural boundary between Armenia and Georgia at the village Sadakhlo, Georgia....

 river near Dzoragyukh, which ultimately drains to the Kura river

Kura River

Kura is a river, also known from the Greek as the Cyrus in the Caucasus Mountains. Starting in north-eastern Turkey, it flows through Turkey to Georgia, then to Azerbaijan, where it receives the Aras River as a right tributary, and enters the Caspian Sea...

.

"Dzoraget" is a compound word in Armenian

Armenian language

The Armenian language is an Indo-European language spoken by the Armenian people. It is the official language of the Republic of Armenia as well as in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The language is also widely spoken by Armenian communities in the Armenian diaspora...

 meaning Gorge-river and formed with the lexemes ձոր dzoɾ 'gorge' and գետ [ɡetʰ] 'river' joined by the interfix

Interfix

Interfix is a term in linguistics and more specifically, morphology . It describes an affix which is placed in between two other morphemes and does not have a semantic meaning...

 ա [ɑ].

The gorge in certain places (e.g. at Kurtan

Kurtan

Kurtan is a town in the Lori Province of Armenia.- References :* – World-Gazetteer.com...

) is over 200 meters in depth.

Towns and villages

Towns and villages along the river include: Stepanavan

Stepanavan

Stepanavan is the second largest city in Lori Province of Armenia. The town is located 139 km north of the capital Yerevan and 24 km north of the provincial centre Vanadzor, in the centre of Yerevan-Tbilisi highway....

, Amrakits

Amrakits

Amrakits is a town in the Lori Province of Armenia....

, Lori Berd

Lori Berd

Lori Berd is a village in the Lori Province of Armenia located just east of Stepanavan. It is the site of the medieval fortress "Lori Berd" located on a peninsula along the deep gorge cut by the Dzoraget and Tashir rivers.-Gallery:...

, Agarak

Agarak, Lori

Agarak is avillage in the Lori Province of Armenia. It lies at the end of the H-33 highway. The area is dominated by agriculture.-References:* – World-Gazetteer.com...

, Vardablur

Vardablur

Vardablur or Vartablur or Verdablur may refer to:*Vardablur, Aragatsotn, Armenia*Vardablur, Lori, Armenia...

, Kurtan

Kurtan

Kurtan is a town in the Lori Province of Armenia.- References :* – World-Gazetteer.com...

, Arevatsag

Arevatsag

Arevatsag is a town in the Lori Province of Armenia....

, and Dzoragyukh.

See also

• Rivers and lakes in Armenia
  Rivers and lakes in Armenia
  The Rivers and lakes in Armenia are mainly powered by fresh water. Throughout history Armenia has been called Nairi by the Assyrians meaning the "Land of the lakes and rivers". The Armenia is home to many rivers and lakes....
  
  
• Geography of Armenia
  Geography of Armenia
  Armenia is a landlocked country in the South Caucasus region, between the Black and Caspian Seas, bordered on the north and east by Georgia and Azerbaijan and on the south and west by Iran and Turkey....