List of rivers of Armenia

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A map of Armenian rivers and their basins

Template:Side box The rivers of Armenia are part of either the Caspian Sea or Lake Sevan watersheds. Throughout history, Armenia has been called Nairi by the Assyrians meaning the "Land of the lakes and rivers". There are 16 rivers over Template:Cvt long in or bordering Armenia. The longest river, Aras, has been mentioned in the Old Testament as one of the four sacred rivers of the Garden of Eden. There are about 9480 rivers and small streams in Armenia.[1][2]

List of rivers

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Kura River basin
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Aras River in the vicinity of Jolfa-Iran border
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Hrazdan River in Yerevan

Approximately 4.7 percent of the territory of Armenia consists of rivers. The longest river of Armenia is the Aras (also called Araks, Arax), which lies on the country's border with Iran and a large part of the border with Turkey. Its major tributaries are the Akhuryan, Kasagh, Hrazdan, Azat, Arpa, Vorotan and Voghji rivers. The longest rivers in northwest part of the country are the Debed and Aghstafa, while shorter ones include the Dzoraget and the Pambak.[1][3]

Most of Armenia is drained into the Caspian Sea by the Araks or its tributary, the Hrazdan, which flows from Lake Sevan. The Lake Sevan water basin include 29 rivers and streams flowing into the lake with a basin size of Template:Cvt.[4] The following table is the list data about the longest or most notable rivers of Armenia:[2][5][6][4][7]

Longest or most notable rivers of Armenia
River Length Basin size Tributary of
Aras River (Araks)[2][3][4] Template:Cvt (Template:Cvt in Armenia) Template:Cvt Aras→ Kura→ Caspian Sea
Akhuryan River[2] Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Aras→ Kura→ Caspian Sea
Vorotan River[2] Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Hakari→ Aras→ Kura→ Caspian Sea
Hrazdan River[2][4] Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Aras→ Kura→ Caspian Sea
Arpa River[2][3] Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Aras→ Kura→ Caspian Sea
Aghstev River[2] Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Kura→ Caspian Sea
Debed River[2][3][4] Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Khrami→ Kura→ Caspian Sea
Kasagh River[6][4] Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Metsamor→ Aras→ Kura→ Caspian Sea
Voghji River[6] Template:Cvt Aras→ Kura→ Caspian Sea
Pambak River[6] Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Debed→ Khrami→ Kura→ Caspian Sea
Dzoraget River[2] Template:Cvt Debed→ Khrami→ Kura→ Caspian Sea
Getik River[6][8][7] Template:Cvt Template:Cvt Aghstafa→ Kura→ Caspian Sea
Vedi River[6] Template:Cvt Aras→ Kura→ Caspian Sea
Azat River[6] Template:Cvt Aras→ Kura→ Caspian Sea
Argitchi River[9][6][4] Template:Cvt Lake Sevan
Getar River[6] Template:Cvt Hrazdan→ Aras→ Kura→ Caspian Sea
Tandzut River[6] Template:Cvt Pambak→ Debed→ Khrami→ Kura→ Caspian Sea
Vanadzor River[6] Template:Cvt Tandzut→ Pambak→ Debed→ Khrami→ Kura→ Caspian Sea
Vachagan River[6] Template:Cvt Voghji→ Aras→ Kura→ Caspian Sea

See also

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References

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