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Mingachevir reservoir
Mingachevir reservoir. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

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The Mingachevir Reservoir (Azerbaijani: Mingçevir su anbarı) (also known as the Mingachevir Sea (Azerbaijani: Mingçevir dnizi)) is a large reservoir on the Kura river in northwestern Azerbaijan. It supplies water to the Upper Karabakh and Upper Shirvan channels, and is used for electricity generation, irrigation water supply, and fishing.

Adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Photography via Wikimedia Commons.

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