Shamkirchay

Shamkirchay (Şəmkirçay)
River
Country Azerbaijan
Region Caucasus
District Shamkir
Part of Kura River
Source Lesser Caucasus
 - location Gadabay, Gadabay Rayon, Azerbaijan
 - coordinates AZ 40°29′40″N 45°49′49″E / 40.49444°N 45.83028°E / 40.49444; 45.83028
Mouth Kura River
 - location near Shamkir, Azerbaijan

Shamkirchay (Azerbaijani: Şəmkirçay) is one of the tributaries of the Kura River located in northwestern part of Republic of Azerbaijan.

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]

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