Photos • Location
Kasagh waterfall
Kasagh river and its basin (orange) within Armenia
| Kasagh | |
|---|---|
 The Kasagh in Ashtarak | |
| Location | |
| Country | Armenia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | Metsamor |
• coordinates | 40°06′28″N 44°14′16″E / 40.10778°N 44.23778°E |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Metsamor→ Aras→ Kura→ Caspian Sea |
Kasagh ( Armenian: Քասաղ) is a river in the west-central region of modern Armenia which flows north to south. It originates near Mount Aragats in Aragatsotn province, flows south into Armavir province and into the Metsamor, which itself is a tributary of the Aras. [1] [2] [3]
Sites along the river
From north to south:
- the town of Aparan
- the Aparan reservoir
- Saghmosavank, an Armenian monastic complex
- Hovhannavank, a 13th-century Armenian monastic complex
- the town of Ashtarak
- the town of Oshakan
- the city of Vagharshapat
Gallery
See also
Wikimedia Commons has media related to
Kasagh River.
References
-
^ Curtis, Glenn E. (1995).
Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia : country studies (1st ed.). Washington, D.C.:
Federal Research Division. pp. 25–29.
ISBN
0-8444-0848-4.
OCLC
31709972.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the
public domain.{{ cite book}}: CS1 maint: postscript ( link) - ^ "Ахурян". Great Soviet Encyclopedia.
- ^ "Rivers of Armenia". Armenia Discovery. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
| Lake Sevan basin | |
|---|---|
| Caspian basin | |
| Kasagh | |
|---|---|
|
The Kasagh in Ashtarak | |
| Location | |
| Country | Armenia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | Metsamor |
• coordinates | 40°06′28″N 44°14′16″E / 40.10778°N 44.23778°E |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Metsamor→ Aras→ Kura→ Caspian Sea |
Kasagh ( Armenian: Քասաղ) is a river in the west-central region of modern Armenia which flows north to south. It originates near Mount Aragats in Aragatsotn province, flows south into Armavir province and into the Metsamor, which itself is a tributary of the Aras. [1] [2] [3]
Sites along the river
From north to south:
- the town of Aparan
- the Aparan reservoir
- Saghmosavank, an Armenian monastic complex
- Hovhannavank, a 13th-century Armenian monastic complex
- the town of Ashtarak
- the town of Oshakan
- the city of Vagharshapat
Gallery
See also
Wikimedia Commons has media related to
Kasagh River.
References
-
^ Curtis, Glenn E. (1995).
Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia : country studies (1st ed.). Washington, D.C.:
Federal Research Division. pp. 25–29.
ISBN
0-8444-0848-4.
OCLC
31709972. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the
public domain.
{{ cite book}}: CS1 maint: postscript ( link) - ^ "Ахурян". Great Soviet Encyclopedia.
- ^ "Rivers of Armenia". Armenia Discovery. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
| Lake Sevan basin | |
|---|---|
| Caspian basin | |