Shamkirchay (Şəmkirçay) | |
River | |
Country | Azerbaijan |
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Region | Caucasus |
District | Shamkir |
Part of | Kura River |
Source | Lesser Caucasus |
- location | Gadabay, Gadabay Rayon, Azerbaijan |
- coordinates | 40°29′40″N 45°49′49″E / 40.49444°N 45.83028°E |
Mouth | Kura River |
- location | near Shamkir, Azerbaijan |
Shamkirchay (Azerbaijani: Şəmkirçay) is one of the tributaries of the Kura River located in northwestern part of Republic of Azerbaijan.
It starts in Gadabay district and ends in Shamkir. The government is building a water navigation tunnel on the river for irrigation purposes which will be 885 m (2,904 ft) long.