Vilesh
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The Vileshchay (, ) is a river of Azerbaijan. It is one of the larger rivers of the country, flowing into the Caspian Sea in southeastern Azerbaijan.
Key facts
- River.name
- Vileshchay
- River.subdivision_type1
- Country
- River.subdivision_name1
- Azerbaijan
- River.source1_location
- Guludash Peak, Talysh Mountains
- River.mouth
- Caspian Sea
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Encyclopedic overview
4 sectionsContents
- Overview
- Water usage
- See also
- References
The Vileshchay (, ) is a river of Azerbaijan. It is one of the larger rivers of the country, flowing into the Caspian Sea in southeastern Azerbaijan.
==Overview== The Vilesh is a part of Gizil-Agach State Reserve, an ecological haven for migratory birds, created in 1929. The river is long, with the basin size of . It starts at the Guludash Peak of Talysh Mountains. Along its path, it additionally branches off to Şərətük river on its right (29 km long) and Mətəli river on the left (21 km long). The river is considered to be one of the wildest bodies of water in the country, flooding the nearby villages during the rainy season. It goes through Yardimli and Masalli Districts in the Kur-Araz Lowland area. Most of the river water is contributed by rainfall (70%) and the rest derives from underground waters (20%) and melting snow in the mountains (10%). The river has a tendency to overflow from October to May every year due to heavy rainfall.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Vilesh” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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