Shamkirchay
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| name = Shamkirchay
| native_name ={{native name|az|Şəmkirçay}}
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| subdivision_name1 = Azerbaijan
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| subdivision_type3 = Region
| subdivision_name3 = Caucasus
| subdivision_type4 = District
| subdivision_name4 = Shamkir
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| source1 = Lesser Caucasus
| source1_location = Gadabay, Gadabay Rayon, Azerbaijan
| source1_coordinates= {{coord|40|29|40|N|45|49|49|E|display=inline}}
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| mouth = Kura
| mouth_location = near Shamkir, Azerbaijan
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| progression = {{RKura}}
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The Shamkirchay ({{langx|az|Şəmkirçay}}) is one of the tributaries of the Kura River located in northwestern part of Republic of Azerbaijan.
Overview
It starts in Gadabay district and ends in Shamkir.[http://geographic.org/geographic_names/name.php?uni=536763&fid=274&c=azerbaijan Geographical Names as supplied by US Military Şəmkirçay: Azerbaijan] The government is building a water navigation tunnel on the river for irrigation purposes which will be {{convert|885|m|abbr=on}} long.APA, 16 July 2010 [http://az.apa.az/xeber_Shemkirchay_deryachasinda_chayin_istiqametinin__193328.html Şəmkirçay dəryaçasında çayın istiqamətinin sunəqledici tunelə yönəldilməsi mərasimi keçirilib] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100718142843/http://www.az.apa.az/xeber_Shemkirchay_deryachasinda_chayin_istiqametinin__193328.html |date=2010-07-18 }}APA, 28 May 2009 [http://en.apa.az/news.php?id=102767 Azerbaijani President visits Shamkir] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120311005001/http://en.apa.az/news.php?id=102767 |date=2012-03-11 }} Retrieved on 14 October
See also
References
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