List of rivers of Azerbaijan

A map of the Caspian Sea drainage basin to which all rivers in Azerbaijan flow to.
The Kur and Aras are the longest rivers of Azerbaijan and their drainage basin covers most of the country.
The Aras River along the Iranian border with the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan.

This is a list of rivers of Azerbaijan. The hydrography of Azerbaijan basically belongs to the Caspian Sea drainage basin to which all rivers in Azerbaijan flow to.[1]

The Caspian Sea is an endorheic basin, having no outflows to an ocean.[1]

The longest river of the Republic of Azerbaijan is the Kur whose river source is in Turkey and which flows through the Republic of Georgia, before it enters Azerbaijan. There it unites with the second longest river Aras whose river source is also in Turkey, and which is on the country's border with Iran. The major tributaries of the Kur river are the Qanix, Qabirri, Turyan, Agstafa, Shekir, Terter and Khachin rivers. The major tributaries of the Aras river are the Arpachay, Nakhchivan, Okhchu, Hekeri and Kondelenchay rivers. The largest rivers which are not tributaries of the Kur and Aras rivers are the Samur, Gudyal, Velvele, Vilesh and Lenkeran rivers.[2]

  1. ^ a b "Inland waters". State Land and Cartography Committee of Azerbaijan. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  2. ^ "Rivers, Lakes and Reservoirs of Azerbaijan Republic". Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan. Archived from the original on 2 July 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2014.

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