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Qarqarçay

The 883rd longest river in the world

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The Qarqarçay (Gargarchay), Qarqar, or Karkar is a river located in Azerbaijan, in the drainage basin of the Kura. Parts of the river flow through Nagorno Karabakh. Its length is 115 kilometres (71 mi), and the area of the basin 1,490 square kilometres (580 sq mi). The river begins on the Karabakh Plateau at an altitude of 2,080 metres (6, 820 ft) and is formed by the confluence of the rivers Zarysly and Khalfali. The main tributaries are the Ballyja, Badara and Daghdaghan. The Qarqar is fed by rain, snow and underground waters. The Askeran fortress is situated on the banks of the Qarqar.

Flows through: Azerbaijan.

River data from Wikidata (CC0); lengths normalised to a common unit.

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