Tartarchay
| Tartarchay (Tərtərçay) | |
| Թարթառ, Tartar | |
| River | |
| Country | Azerbaijan (de jure), Nagorno-Karabakh Republic(de facto) |
|---|---|
| Region | Caucasus |
| District |
Kalbajar, Barda, Tartar (Azerbaijan) |
| Part of | Kura River |
| Tributaries | |
| - left | Levçay, Ağdabançay |
| - right | Turağayçay |
| Cities |
Kelbajar, Agdara (Azerbaijan) Martakert (NKR), Tartar, Barda |
| Source | Lesser Caucasus |
| - location | Near İstisu, Kalbajar, Kalbajar Rayon, Azerbaijan (de jure), Martakert region of NKR(de facto) |
| - elevation | 3,120 m (10,236 ft) |
| - coordinates | 39°55′56″N 45°58′6″E / 39.93222°N 45.96833°E |
| Mouth | Kura River |
| - location | Barda, Azerbaijan |
| - coordinates | 40°26′49″N 47°18′26″E / 40.44694°N 47.30722°ECoordinates: 40°26′49″N 47°18′26″E / 40.44694°N 47.30722°E |
| Length | 200 km (124 mi) |
| Basin | 2,650 km2 (1,023 sq mi) |
| Discharge | for directly downstream into Kura |
| - average | 22 m3/s (777 cu ft/s) |
The Tartar (Armenian: Թարթառ, Azerbaijani: Tərtərçay) is one of the tributaries of the Kura River. It is de jure located in central part of Republic of Azerbaijan, though most of the area where it flows is de facto part of Nagorno-Karabakh Republic.
Tartar is the left tributary of Kura, the largest river in Caucasus. The river originates in the area where Qonqur, Alaköz and Mıxtökən mountain ranges meet on Karabakh Plateau in the vicinity of hot springs village of Istisu located de jure in Kalbajar Rayon of Azerbaijan and de facto in Martakert Province of Nagorno-Karabakh Republic. The altitude where the river originates from mountain springs is 3,120 m (10,240 ft) above sea level. The river flows eastward through the whole Kalbajar rayon (de facto Martakert Province) passing through Kalbajar city, Tartar and Barda raions passing through Tartar and Barda cities before discharging into Kura. The river has two left Levçay. (36 km (22 mi)) and Ağdabançay (19 km (12 mi)), and one right Turağayçay (35 km (22 mi)) tributaries. Sarsang reservoir was built on Tartar river in 1976 for electricity and irrigation purposes.
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