Shamkirchay
Encyclopedia
Shamkirchay is one of the tributaries
of the Kura River
located in northwestern part of Republic of Azerbaijan.
. The government is building a water navigation tunnel on the river for irrigation purposes which will be 885 m (2,903.5 ft) long.
Tributary
A tributary or affluent is a stream or river that flows into a main stem river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean...
of 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...
located in northwestern part of Republic of Azerbaijan.
Overview
It starts in Gadabay district and ends in ShamkirShamkir
Shamkir is a rayon in Azerbaijan. It is located in the northwestern part of the Azerbaijan Republic. The rayon was previously called "Shamkhor" during the Soviet rule and was renamed to Shamkir only in 1991 after restoration of independence of Azerbaijan. The district was established in 1930...
. The government is building a water navigation tunnel on the river for irrigation purposes which will be 885 m (2,903.5 ft) long.