Samur–Absheron channel ( az, Samur-Abşeron kanalı) is an irrigation channel in
Azerbaijan
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flowing from Russia-Azerbaijan border to the Jeyranbatan reservoir.
Overview
Samur–Absheron channel starts near the Qaleysuvar Mountain in
Khachmaz Rayon
Khachmaz District ( az, Xaçmaz rayonu; lez, Хъачмаз район) is one of the 66 districts of Azerbaijan. It is located in the north-east of the country and belongs to the Guba-Khachmaz Economic Region. The district borders the districts ...
and flows to the south until it discharges into the
Jeyranbatan reservoir. Its length is . The first section (Samur-Devechi) of the channel which ends intersecting Ataçay river is and was built in 1940 for irrigation purposes. The second section starts from Ataçay and ends at Jeyranbatan reservoir. Its construction was completed in 1956. Until 1953, the channel was named Joseph Stalin channel. In the recent years, the channel was extended for from Jeyranbatan reservoir to deep into
Absheron Peninsula
The Absheron Peninsula ( az, Abşeron yarımadası) is a peninsula in Azerbaijan. It is the location of Baku, the biggest and the most populous city of the country, and also the Baku metropolitan area, with its satellite cities Sumqayit and Khyrd ...
and was called Main Absheron Channel.
Samur–Absheron channel has over 350 hydro-technical structures and two pumping stations handling the flow of water. One of them is located in
Hacı Zeynalabdin
Hacı Zeynalabdin (also, Hacı Zeynalabdin Tağiyev, Nasoslu, Nasosnaya, Nasosnyy, and Nassosny) is a village and municipality in Sumqayit, Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan (, ; az, Azərbaycan ), officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, , also someti ...
settlement near Sumgayit. It was previously called "Nasosny" (translated as "pumping station" in
Russian language).
According to information from 1986, the irrigation basin of the channel was . The channel also provides drinking water to
Baku and
Sumgayit.
САМУР-АПШЕРОНСКИЙ КАНАЛ
Retrieved on 10 November 2010
See also
*Rivers and lakes in Azerbaijan
The water bodies of Azerbaijan were formed over a long geological timeframe and changed significantly throughout that period. This is particularly evidenced by remnants of ancient rivers found throughout the country. The country's water systems ar ...
References
Rivers of Azerbaijan
Qusar District
Khachmaz District
Shabran District
Absheron District
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