The Vileshchay ( az, Viləşçay, tly, Viləşərü, script=Latn) is a river of

Azerbaijan Azerbaijan (, ; az, Azərbaycan ), officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, , also sometimes officially called the Azerbaijan Republic is a transcontinental country located at the boundary of Eastern Europe and Western Asia. It is a part of th ...

. It is one of the larger rivers of the country, flowing into the

Caspian Sea The Caspian Sea is the world's largest inland body of water, often described as the world's largest lake or a full-fledged sea. An endorheic basin, it lies between Europe and Asia; east of the Caucasus, west of the broad steppe of Central Asia ...

in southeastern Azerbaijan.

Overview

Vilesh is a part of

Gizil-Agach State Reserve Ghzil-Aghaj State Reserve ( az, Qızılağac dövlət qoruğu), meaning golden tree, was established on July 3, 1929 by the Committee on Protection of the Ancient and Art Monuments of Azerbaijan on an area of 884 km² on Kyzylagach Bay at the so ...

, an ecological haven for migrating birds, created in 1929. The river is long with the basin size of . It starts at Quludaş peak of

Talysh Mountains Talysh Mountains ( tly, Tolışə Bandon, script=Latn, fa, کوه‌های تالش, Kuhhâye Tâleš; az, Talış dağları) is a mountain range in far southeastern Azerbaijan and far northwestern Iran within Ardabil Province and Gilan Provin ...

.Viləşçay river
/ref> In the middle it additionally branches off to Şərətük river on its right (29 km long), Mətəli river on the left (21 km long). The river is considered to be one of the wildest bodies of water in the country flooding the nearby villages during the rain season. It goes through

Yardymli Rayon Yardimli District ( az, Yardımlı rayonu) is one of the 66 districts of Azerbaijan. It is located in the south-east of the country and belongs to the Lankaran-Astara Economic Region. The district borders the districts of Jalilabad, Masally, L ...

and

Masally Rayon Masally District ( az, Masallı rayonu, tly, Masəlli rəyon, script=Latn) is one of the 66 districts of Azerbaijan. It is located in the south-east of the country and belongs to the Lankaran-Astara Economic Region. The district borders the di ...

in the

Kur-Araz Lowland The Kura-Aras Lowland, Kura-Aras Depression or Kura-Aras Basin ( az, Kür-Araz ovalığı) is a vast depression in central-southern Azerbaijan defined by the valleys of the Kura River and Aras River. It is situated by the West shore of the Casp ...

area. The bigger part of the river is contributed by the rainfall (70%) and the rest derives from underground waters (20%) and melting snow in the mountains (10%). The river has a tendency to overflow from October to May on annual basis due to heavy rainfall.

Water usage

Vileshchay has healing minerals in the natural spring within which are a cure to skin deceases. The waters from Vileshchay are heavily used for arrogation purposes. Vileshchay flows into a natural

Vileshchay Reservoir Vileshchay Reservoir is a reservoir created by flows of the Vilesh river, also called the Vileshchay river. The reservoir is located in the Masally Rayon of Azerbaijan. The reservoir's volume is 46 million m3 and is a major attraction for tourist ...

. The reservoir's volume is that making the riverside locations in Masally a major attraction for tourists and therefore becoming a place of many hotels and resorts.MASALLI RAYONUNDA TURİZM

References

Rivers of Azerbaijan Tributaries of the Caspian Sea {{Azerbaijan-river-stub

Overview

Water usage

See also

References