Tartar

The Tartar (Azerbaijani: Tərtərçay, Armenian: Թարթառ) is one of the Kura's tributaries in Azerbaijan. It runs through Kalbajar, Barda, and Tartar districts. The river runs through Martakert Province in the self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh.

Tartar is a left tributary of Kura, the Caucasus's biggest river. The river flows through the area where the Qonqur, Alaköz, and Mıxtökən mountain ranges converge on the Karabakh Plateau, near the hot springs settlement of Istisu, which is de jure in Azerbaijan's Kalbajar Rayon and de facto in the Republic of Artsakh's Martakert Province. The river's headwaters are 3,120 m (10,240 ft) above sea level, where it emerges from mountain springs. The river travels east over the whole Kalbajar rayon (de facto Martakert Province), passing through Kalbajar city, Tartar and Barda raions, and Tartar and Barda cities before emptying into Kura. The river has two left tributaries, Levçay (36 km (22 mi)) and Ağdabançay (19 km (12 mi), as well as one right tributary, Turağayçay (35 km (22 mi). Sarsang reservoir was established on the Tartar river in 1976 for irrigation and energy.

Length: 124 miles