Kurekchay
Kurekchay | |
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Native name | Kürəkçay (Azerbaijani) |
Location | |
Country | Azerbaijan |
Region | Caucasus |
District | Goranboy, Goygol, Yevlakh |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Lesser Caucasus |
• location | Azerbaijan |
• coordinates | 40°18′35″N 46°14′4″E / 40.30972°N 46.23444°E |
Mouth | Kura |
• location | Azerbaijan |
• coordinates | 40°43′30″N 47°02′29″E / 40.7251°N 47.0414°ECoordinates: 40°43′30″N 47°02′29″E / 40.7251°N 47.0414°E |
Length | 186 km (116 mi)[1] |
Discharge | |
• location | directly downstream into Kura |
Basin features | |
Progression | Kura→ Caspian Sea |
Kurekchay (Azerbaijani: Kürəkçay) is one of the tributaries of the Kura River located in northwestern part of Azerbaijan.
On 14 May 1805, on the bank of the river (not far from Ganja), the signing of the Kurekchay Treaty took place, which transferred the Karabakh Khanate under Russian control.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Azərbaycanın çayları - Azərbaycan Coğrafiya Cəmiyyəti". gsaz.az. Retrieved 2017-10-31.
Categories:
- Tributaries of the Kura (Caspian Sea)
- Rivers of Azerbaijan
- Asia river stubs
- Europe river stubs
- Azerbaijan geography stubs