Kasagh (river)

River in Armenia
40°06′28″N 44°14′16″E / 40.10778°N 44.23778°E / 40.10778; 44.23778Basin featuresProgressionMetsamor→ Aras→ Kura→ Caspian Sea
Kasagh waterfall
Kasagh river and its basin (orange) within Armenia

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

The Kasagh canyon at Hovhannavank monastery

See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kasagh River.

References

  1. ^ 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. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  2. ^ "Ахурян". Great Soviet Encyclopedia.
  3. ^ "Rivers of Armenia". Armenia Discovery. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
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