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| The '''Vorotan''' ({{Lang-hy|Որոտան}}) |
The '''Vorotan''' ({{Lang-hy|Որոտան}}); <nowiki>]</nowiki> the '''Bargushad''' ({{Lang|az|Bərguşad}}) or '''Bazarchay''' ({{Lang|az|Bazarçay}}), is a river in ] that is the largest right tributary of the ].<ref name=dict>{{cite encyclopedia|url=http://www.nayiri.com/imagedDictionaryBrowser.jsp?dictionaryId=61&dt=HY_HY&pageNumber=2363|work=Dictionary of toponyms of Armenia and adjacent regions|title=Հագարի|trans-title=Hagari|year=2001|volume=3|page=299|location=Yerevan|language=hy|publisher=Yerevan University Publishing House}}</ref> It rises in the northern part of the ] province of ], flows for {{convert|119|km}} in a generally southeastern direction through ] and then for another {{cvt|43|km}} through ]'s ] and ] districts. The lower section of the Hakari, from the confluence with the Vorotan until its confluence with the ], is sometimes considered part of the Vorotan.<ref>, ]</ref> | ||
| The river flows mostly through mountainous country and in several places through deep canyons. The towns of ] and ] lie along its course. During the ] period, three reservoirs with adjoining hydro-power stations creating the ] were constructed along its course. | The river flows mostly through mountainous country and in several places through deep canyons. The towns of ] and ] lie along its course. During the ] period, three reservoirs with adjoining hydro-power stations creating the ] were constructed along its course. | ||
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| Vorotan | |
|---|---|
 The Vorotan in Sisian | |
| Location | |
| Countries | Armenia and Azerbaijan |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | Hakari |
| • coordinates | 39°12′13″N 46°43′01″E / 39.2037°N 46.7170°E / 39.2037; 46.7170 |
| Length | 162 km (101 mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 21.5 m/s (760 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Hakari→ Aras→ Kura→ Caspian Sea |
The Vorotan (Template:Lang-hy); ] the Bargushad (Bərguşad) or Bazarchay (Bazarçay), is a river in Transcaucasia that is the largest right tributary of the Hakari. It rises in the northern part of the Armenian province of Syunik, flows for 119 kilometres (74 mi) in a generally southeastern direction through Armenia and then for another 43 km (27 mi) through Azerbaijan's Qubadli and Zangilan districts. The lower section of the Hakari, from the confluence with the Vorotan until its confluence with the Aras, is sometimes considered part of the Vorotan.
The river flows mostly through mountainous country and in several places through deep canyons. The towns of Sisian and Qubadli lie along its course. During the Soviet period, three reservoirs with adjoining hydro-power stations creating the Vorotan Cascade were constructed along its course.
In an attempt to increase the volume of water in Lake Sevan, a 21.6-kilometre (13.4 mi) tunnel has been constructed to take water from the Vorotan to the lake. Begun during the time in the 1980s, work had to be stopped in 1988, when only 18 km (11 mi) had been completed, because of the armed conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia over the Nagorno-Karabakh region. The Armenian government finally completed the Vorotan tunnel in 2003, but water has not yet begun to flow into the lake.
Gallery
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Bargushad river in Qubadli District of Azerbaijan
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Bargushad river in Qubadli District of Azerbaijan
See also
References
- Հագարի [Hagari] (in Armenian). Vol. 3. Yerevan: Yerevan University Publishing House. 2001. p. 299.
{{cite encyclopedia}}:|work=ignored (help) - Воротан, Great Soviet Encyclopedia
- http://arpa-sevan.am/en/1995-2003-complex-of-hydraulic-structures-for-diversion-of-the-vorotan-river-runoff-to-the-basin-of-the-arpa-river/
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| Lake Sevan basin | |
| Caspian basin | |
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