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.
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Vinony's link graph records 67 inbound references to Qarqar River, and connects out to Tartar, water bodies of Azerbaijan and Azerbaijan.
The entry is geolocated on the map in river, across 2 mapped points.
Vinony files it under Rivers of Azerbaijan and Tributaries of the Kura (Caspian Sea).
Vinony links it to 17 Wikipedia language editions.
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
Show 4 more facts
- 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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- Hydronym
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- References
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.
On the map
2 mapped locations