Kura–Aras basin

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The Kura–Aras basin is a major transboundary river basin in the South Caucasus and parts of Turkey and Iran, encompassing the drainage areas of the Kura and Aras rivers and flowing into the Caspian Sea.

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river basin
transboundary river basin
contains Aras River basin
linked to: Aras River

Kura River basin
linked to: Kura River
drainsInto Caspian Sea
flowsThrough Caucasus region
hasClimate continental climate
semi-arid climate
hasCountry Armenia
Azerbaijan
Georgia
Iran
Turkey
hasDrainageAreaOf Aras River
Kura River
hasEcosystemType riverine ecosystem
wetland ecosystem
hasEnvironmentalIssue water pollution
water scarcity
hasMainRiver Aras River
Kura River
hasMajorTributary Akhuryan River
Alazani River
Arpa River
Hrazdan River
Iori River
Qabirri River
Tartar River
hasMouthIn Azerbaijan
hasOutflow Caspian Sea
locatedIn Azerbaijan
Georgia
Iran
South Caucasus
Turkey
partOf Caspian Sea basin
linked to: Caspian Sea region

Transboundary river basins of Asia
Transboundary river basins of Europe
region Eurasia
South Caucasus
transboundaryBetween Armenia
Azerbaijan
Georgia
Iran
Turkey
usedFor drinking water supply
hydropower
irrigation

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Referenced by (19)

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Kura River drainageBasin Kura–Aras basin
Kura River partOf Kura–Aras river system
linked to: Kura–Aras basin
Kura River locatedIn Turkey–Georgia–Azerbaijan transboundary river basin
linked to: Kura–Aras basin
Erivan uezd historicalRegion Ararat plain
linked to: Kura–Aras basin
Kura partOf Kura–Aras river system
linked to: Kura–Aras basin
Mount Aragats drainageBasin Akhurian River basin
linked to: Kura–Aras basin
Javakheti Range drainsTo Aras River basin
linked to: Kura–Aras basin
Zangezur Mountains separates Aras River basin
linked to: Kura–Aras basin
Murovdag Range separates Araxes River basin
linked to: Kura–Aras basin
Aras River drainageBasin Kura–Aras basin
Iori River hydrologicalSystem Kura–Aras river system
linked to: Kura–Aras basin
Gegham Mountains drainageTo Aras River basin
linked to: Kura–Aras basin
Kur River partOf Kura–Aras river system
linked to: Kura–Aras basin
Hrazdan River partOf Kura–Aras river system
linked to: Kura–Aras basin
Mughan plain locatedIn Kura–Aras Lowland
linked to: Kura–Aras basin
Mughan plain locatedIn Aras River basin
linked to: Kura–Aras basin
Mughan plain partOf Aras lowlands
linked to: Kura–Aras basin
Mingachevir Reservoir partOf Kura–Araz lowland water system
linked to: Kura–Aras basin
Zangezur crossedBy Aras River basin
linked to: Kura–Aras basin