Dzoraget River

Infobox_River
river_name = Dzoraget
Ձորագետ

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caption = The Dzoraget River as seen from the bridge in Stepanavan
origin = Bazum Mountains, Lori, Armenia
mouth = Debed River Near Dzoragyukh
basin_countries = Armenia
length =
elevation = 2,200 m
mouth_elevation = 920 m
discharge =
watershed = Debeda hydrological region

The Dzoraget ( _hy. Ձորագետ) is a river in the Debeda hydrological region in the Lori region in Northern Armenia. It originates in the Bazum Mountains and flows west to east through spectacular gorges around Stepanavan. It finally feeds into the Debed river near Dzoragyukh, which ultimately drains to the Kura river.

"Dzoraget" is a compound word in Armenian meaning "Gorge-river" and formed with the lexemes ձոր ( [dzoɾ] , meaning 'gorge') and գետ ( [getʰ] , meaning 'river') being joined by the agglutinating infix ա ( [ɑ] ).

The gorge in certain places (e.g. at Kurtan) is over 200 meters in depth.

Towns and villages

Towns and villages along the river include: Stepanavan, Amrakits, Lori Berd, Agarak, Vardablur, Kurtan, Arevatsag, and Dzoragyukh.

Gallery

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Dzoraget_Canyon.Image:Rivers_of_Armenia.jpeg|Dzoraget_river_and_its_basin_(light_green)_within_Armenia.

ee also

*Rivers and lakes in Armenia
*Geography of Armenia