Qarqar River
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The Qarqarçay () or Karkar () is a river located in Azerbaijan, in the drainage basin of the Kura. Parts of the river flow through Nagorno Karabakh. Its length is , and the area of the basin . The river begins on the Karabakh Plateau at an altitude of and is formed by the confluence of the rivers Zarysly and Khalfali. The main tributaries are the Ballyja, Badara and Daghdaghan. The Qarqar is fed by rain, snow and underground waters.
Key facts
- River.name
- Qarqarçay
- River.image
- Kaňon řeky Karkar, Náhorní Karabach.jpg
- River.image_caption
- Canyon of the Qarqarçay
- River.subdivision_type1
- Country
- River.subdivision_name1
- Azerbaijan
- River.length_km
- 115
- River.mouth
- Kura
- River.basin_size_km2
- 1490
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- river
- Country
- Azerbaijan
- Located in
- Khankendi
- Elevation
- 26
- Image
- View of Qarqar River from the Əskəran fortress.jpg
- Length
- 115
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- different from
- Karkar Island
- mouth of the watercourse
- Kura River
- Commons category
- Qarqar River
- watershed area
- 1490
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Encyclopedic overview
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The Qarqarçay () or Karkar () is a river located in Azerbaijan, in the drainage basin of the Kura. Parts of the river flow through Nagorno Karabakh. Its length is , and the area of the basin . The river begins on the Karabakh Plateau at an altitude of and is formed by the confluence of the rivers Zarysly and Khalfali. The main tributaries are the Ballyja, Badara and Daghdaghan. The Qarqar is fed by rain, snow and underground waters.
The Askeran fortress is situated on the banks of the Qarqar.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Qarqar River” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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