Shamkirchay

Shamkirchay
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
Mouth	Kura
• location	near Shamkir, Azerbaijan
• coordinates	40.9175°N 46.1656°E / 40.9175; 46.1656
Basin features
Progression	Kura→ Caspian Sea

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]

See also

• Rivers and lakes in Azerbaijan
• Shamkir reservoir

References

1. Geographical Names as supplied by US Military Şəmkirçay: Azerbaijan
2. APA, 16 July 2010 Şəmkirçay dəryaçasında çayın istiqamətinin sunəqledici tunelə yönəldilməsi mərasimi keçirilib Archived 2010-07-18 at the Wayback Machine
3. APA, 28 May 2009 Azerbaijani President visits Shamkir Archived 2012-03-11 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 14 October