Garayazi plain or Garayazi steppe is a plain located between the Gazangol plain and the
Kura river in the
Gazakh region of
Azerbaijan
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General Information
Toponymy
The name of the Garayazi plain is derived from the combination of the ancient
Turkic word "Yazı" meaning "desert, wide plain" and the word "gara" from the modern
Azerbaijani language meaning “black”. In the territory of Azerbaijan, toponyms with "Yazi" particles are more common. For example: Agyazi, Agcayazi and others.
Geography
Its area is 421 km², and it streches to the territory of the
Republic of Georgia
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in the west The Garayazi plain is wide (12–16 km) in the west, gradually narrows (1–2 km) in the east, and enters the wedge between the Kura River and the Ortagash-Quyrugenchi line.
The groundwater here is not very deep. They appear in the form of black water springs. These waters have a high flow rate and can be used in certain areas of the farm (agriculture, cattle breeding).
Mainly chestnut soils are dominated by developed dry steppe plants (cereals, various grasses and wormwood formations). On the banks of the Kura River, Tugay forests are spread over humid alluvial-tugay and alluvial-meadow soils with a width of 2-6 km. As a result of artificial irrigation, grain growing, cotton growing, and horticulture have developed widely in the Garayazi plain.
Within the Garayazi Plain, two distinct sub-districts are separated: Garayazi and Kursahili tugay forests sub-districts.
[ Coğrafiya və təbii resurslar jurnalı № 2, Baku 2015]
Climate
The climate of Garayazi plain is dry subtropical, characterized by hot summer and mild winter. The average annual temperature is 9–120 °C. The average annual precipitation is 350–400 mm, mainly falling in spring and autumn.
See also
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Gusar plain
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Mughan plain
Mughan plain ( az, Muğan düzü, مغان دوزو; ) is a plain stretching from northwestern Iran to the southern part of the Republic of Azerbaijan. The highest density of irrigation canals is in the section of the Mughan plain which lies in ...
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Gara-Yaz State Reserve
References
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Plains of Azerbaijan