General data
- Name:
- Water system: Kura
- Water type: River
- Progression: Kura -> Caspian Sea -> Planet Earth
- Climates: Subtropical
- Continents: Europe
- Countries: Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkey
Description
The Shamkirchay (Azerbaijani: Şəmkirçay) is one of the tributaries of the Kura River located in northwestern part of Republic of Azerbaijan. Overview It starts in Gadabay district and ends in Shamkir.[1] The government is building a water navigation tunnel on the river for irrigation purposes which will be 885 m long.