Kura (river)

	Kura (river) Kura River (or Cyrus River) may refer to following rivers: * Kura (South Caucasus river), a major international river that drains into the Caspian Sea * Kura (Russia), a river in Russia that drains into the Nogai Steppe See also * Kor River (also Kur River; ) located in the Fars Province of Iran * Kura (other) {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Kura (South Caucasus River) The Kura, also known in Georgian as Mtkvari ( ), is an east-flowing transboundary river south of the Greater Caucasus Mountains which drains the southern slopes of the Greater Caucasus east into the Caspian Sea. It also drains the north side of the Lesser Caucasus, while its main tributary, the Aras, drains the south side of those mountains. Starting in northeastern Turkey, the Kura flows through to Georgia, then into Azerbaijan, where it receives the Aras as a right tributary, and finally enters the Caspian Sea. The total length of the river is . People have inhabited the Caucasus region for thousands of years and first established agriculture in the Kura Valley over 4,500 years ago. Large, complex civilizations eventually grew on the river, but by 1200 CE most were reduced to ruin by natural disasters and foreign invaders. The increasing human use, and eventual damage, of the watershed's forests and grasslands, contributed to a rising intensity of floods through the 20th cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Kura (Russia) The Kura () is a river in Stavropol Krai, Russia. The river is approximately 150 km long.P. MagaritaFishing in the Stavropol's Kura river./ref> It flows from North Caucasus and ends in the Nogai Steppe where it drains into the ground. Novopavlovsk Novopavlovsk () is a town and the administrative center of Kirovsky District in Stavropol Krai, Russia, located on the left bank of the Kura River. Population: History It was founded in 1777. Administrative and municipal status Within the ..., a town of 23,235 founded in 1777, is located on the left bank of the river. References Rivers of Stavropol Krai {{NorthCaucasus-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Kor River Kor River (also Kur River; ) is located in the Fars province of Iran. The sources of the river are mostly in the Zagros Mountains near Mount Dena. It flows into the Bakhtegan Lake, which is a salt lake. The increased salinity level of the lake is due to the decreased flow of the river, which has been dammed. Description The irrigation of the river basin is facilitated by the various hydraulic facilities that were built. For example, the Droudzan/ Doroodzan Dam was built in 1972, near Marvdasht. The river is never completely dry because it is fed by the snowmelt of Zagros, except for the delta in the summer. Several canals were built along the river. Many problems of river pollution also cause disturbances in the fauna and flora of the river. There are dams at Band-e-Amir, Feiz Abbd, Tilakan, Mawan, Hassan Abad, and Abbd Jahan. Other ancient names of this river are Araxes of Persia, also known as Aras. The main tributary of Kor is the Pulvar/Polvar (or Sivand) River. It was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]