Kasagh (river)
Kasagh | |
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![]() The Kasagh in Ashtarak | |
Location | |
Country | Armenia, Azerbaijan |
Physical characteristics | |
Mouth | |
• coordinates | 40°06′28″N 44°14′16″E / 40.10778°N 44.23778°ECoordinates: 40°06′28″N 44°14′16″E / 40.10778°N 44.23778°E |
Basin features | |
Progression | → Aras→ Kura→ Caspian Sea |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Kasakh_Waterfall3.jpg/220px-Kasakh_Waterfall3.jpg)
Kasagh waterfall
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Rivers_of_Armenia.jpg/220px-Rivers_of_Armenia.jpg)
Kasagh river and its basin (orange) within Armenia
Kasagh (Armenian: Քասաղ) is a river in the west-central region of modern Armenia which flows north to south. It originates near Mount Aragats in Aragatsotn province, flows south into Armavir province and into the , which itself is a tributary of the Aras.[1][2][3]
Sites along the river[]
From north to south:
- the town of Aparan
- the
- Saghmosavank, an Armenian monastic complex
- Hovhannavank, a 13th-century Armenian monastic complex
- the town of Ashtarak
- the town of Oshakan
- the city of Vagharshapat
Gallery[]
See also[]
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References[]
- ^ Curtis, Glenn E. (1995). Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia : country studies (1st ed.). Washington, D.C.: Federal Research Division. pp. 25–29. ISBN 0-8444-0848-4. OCLC 31709972.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.CS1 maint: postscript (link)
- ^ "Ахурян". Great Soviet Encyclopedia.
- ^ "Rivers of Armenia". Armenia Discovery. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
Categories:
- Tributaries of the Aras
- Rivers of Armenia
- Asia river stubs
- Europe river stubs
- Armenia geography stubs