Aghstafa

The Aghstafa (Azerbaijani: Ağstafaçay) or Aghstev (Armenian: Աղստև, romanized: Aghstev) is a river in Armenia and Azerbaijan that is a right tributary of the Kura. It is 121 kilometers (75 miles) long and has a drainage basin of 2,500 kilometers (970 sq mi). The cities of Dilijan, Ijevan, Gazakh, and Aghstafa are located along the river.

In 1969, the Aghstafachay reservoir was established on the Aghstafa River near the village of Cəfərli in the Qazakh District. The Aghstafa reservoir has an area of 6.3 km2 (2.4 sq mi). The reservoir has a total capacity of 120 million m3. The hydroelectric power station erected on the reservoir stands 52 meters tall (171 ft). The reservoir supplies irrigation water to 135 hectares (330 acres) of land in the Aghstafa, Qazakh, Shamkir, and Tovuz regions.

Length: 83 miles