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Astarachay

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Also known as Astara Rud

The Astarachay (, , ) is a small river that defines the eastern border between Iran and Azerbaijan in Western Asia.

Key facts

River.name
Astarachay
River.name_other
Astaraçay, آستاراچای
River.subdivision_type1
Countries
River.subdivision_name1
Iran and Azerbaijan
River.subdivision_type2
Province
River.subdivision_name2
Gilan, Iran
River.subdivision_type3
District
River.subdivision_name3
Astara, Azerbaijan
River.subdivision_type5
Cities
River.subdivision_name5
Astara, IranAstara Azerbaijan
River.length_km
38
River.mouth
Caspian Sea
River.basin_size_km2
242

via Wikipedia infobox

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The Astarachay (, , ) is a small river that defines the eastern border between Iran and Azerbaijan in Western Asia.

The river discharges into the Caspian Sea. After flowing in a canyon through the Alborz mountain range, it reaches its mouth on the southwestern Caspian coast.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Astarachay” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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