The rivers of Armenia are part of either the

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Lake Sevan Lake Sevan () is the largest body of water in both Armenia and the Caucasus region. It is one of the largest freshwater Alpine lake, high-altitude (alpine) lakes in Eurasia. The lake is situated in Gegharkunik Province, at an altitude of abov ...

watersheds. Throughout history,

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has been called Nairi by the

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meaning the "Land of the lakes and rivers". There are 16 rivers over long in or bordering Armenia. The longest river, Aras, has been mentioned in the

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as one of the four sacred rivers of the

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. There are about 9480 rivers and small streams in Armenia.

List of rivers

Approximately 4.7 percent of the territory of Armenia consists of rivers. The longest river of Armenia is the Aras (also called Araks, Arax), which lies on the country's border with

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and a large part of the border with

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. Its major tributaries are the Akhuryan, Kasagh,

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, Azat, Arpa, Vorotan and Voghji rivers. The longest rivers in northwest part of the country are the Debed and

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, while shorter ones include the Dzoraget and the Pambak. Most of Armenia is drained into the Caspian Sea by the Araks or its tributary, the

, which flows from Lake Sevan. The Lake Sevan water basin include 29 rivers and streams flowing into the lake with a basin size of . The following table is the list data about the longest or most notable rivers of Armenia:Google maps

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Rivers A river is a natural stream of fresh water that flows on land or inside caves towards another body of water at a lower elevation, such as an ocean, lake, or another river. A river may run dry before reaching the end of its course if it ru ...

List of rivers

See also

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