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Shamkir Reservoir
The Shamkir reservoir () is a large reservoir built on the Kura (Caspian Sea), Kura River in the Shamkir Rayon of northwestern Azerbaijan. It is the second-largest reservoir in the Caucasus after the Mingachevir reservoir, also in northwestern Azerbaijan. Overview The Shamkir reservoir was built on the Shamkir section of the Kura (Caspian Sea), Kura River in 1982. The area of the Shamkir reservoir is . The overall volume of the reservoir is 2,677 million m3 and the exploited volume of water is 1,425 million m3. The normal water level of the reservoir is and the surface area is . Its dam top length is and height is . The reservoir provides irrigation water to of land in Shamkir Rayon, Shamkir, Samukh Rayon, Samukh, Goygol Rayon, Goygol and Goranboy Rayon, Goranboy raion, rayons. A 380 megawatt Shamkir Hydroelectric Power Station, hydroelectric power station with 2 turbines is a part of the reservoir complex. New Shamkir reservoir A new reservoir in Shamkir Rayon was completed i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shamkir Rayon
Shamkir District () is one of the 66 Administrative divisions of Azerbaijan, districts of Azerbaijan. It is located in the north-west of the country and belongs to the Gazakh-Tovuz Economic Region. The district borders the districts of Gadabay District, Gadabay, Tovuz District, Tovuz, Samukh District, Samukh, Goygol District, Goygol, and Dashkasan District, Dashkasan. Its capital and largest city is Şəmkir, Shamkir. As of 2020, the district had a population of 219,500. Overview The district includes one city, Şəmkir, Shamkir city; seven city-type settlements, which include Çinarlı, Shamkir, Chinarlı settlement, Dəllər, Shamkir, Dallar settlement, Zəyəm, Shamkir, Zayam settlement, and Kür, Kura settlement; and 58 villages. There are 59 large and middle-size schools, 53 pre-schools, 81 secondary education schools, 1 technical vocational establishments, 22 hospitals and healthcare offices, and 156 cultural establishments in the raion. Statistics Population The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shamkir Hydroelectric Power Station
The Shamkir Hydro Power Plant is one of Azerbaijan's largest hydro power plants having an installed electric capacity of . It is located on Shamkir reservoir, which is built on the Kura River, in Shamkir Rayon Shamkir District () is one of the 66 Administrative divisions of Azerbaijan, districts of Azerbaijan. It is located in the north-west of the country and belongs to the Gazakh-Tovuz Economic Region. The district borders the districts of Gadabay Di ... of Azerbaijan, and is owned by Azerenerji, the state-owned electric power company of Azerbaijan. See also * List of power stations in Azerbaijan References External links Hydroelectric power stations in Azerbaijan Hydroelectric power stations built in the Soviet Union {{Hydroelectric-power-plant-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reservoirs In Azerbaijan
A reservoir (; ) is an enlarged lake behind a dam, usually built to store fresh water, often doubling for hydroelectric power generation. Reservoirs are created by controlling a watercourse that drains an existing body of water, interrupting a watercourse to form an embayment within it, excavating, or building any number of retaining walls or levees to enclose any area to store water. Types Dammed valleys Dammed reservoirs are artificial lakes created and controlled by a dam constructed across a valley and rely on the natural topography to provide most of the basin of the reservoir. These reservoirs can either be ''on-stream reservoirs'', which are located on the original streambed of the downstream river and are filled by creeks, rivers or rainwater that runs off the surrounding forested catchments, or ''off-stream reservoirs'', which receive diverted water from a nearby stream or aqueduct or pipeline water from other on-stream reservoirs. Dams are typically lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mil-Mughan Reservoir
Mil-Mughan reservoir () is a reservoir and water-collecting hydroelectric complex on the Araz river, located on the border of Azerbaijan and Iran. The reservoir is located near the town of Horadiz in the Fuzuli district of Azerbaijan. History On 27 July 1963, an agreement on economic and technical cooperation was signed between the USSR and Iran. Based on this agreement, the parties in 1967 began the construction of the reservoir, which was completed in 1970 and put into operation in 1971. Description The hydroelectric complex consists of two bulk dams, a spillway and two water collection facilities. From the catchment hydroelectric complex, water is supplied to the Main Mil (Azerbaijan) and the Main Mughan (Iran) canals. The length of the concrete dam is 125 m; the total length of the dams is 2800 m. The area of the reservoir is 996 hectares. The average depth is 5 m. Height above sea level - 150 m. The construction of the Mil-Mughan reservoir made it possible to start irr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rivers And Lakes In Azerbaijan
The water bodies of Azerbaijan were formed over a long geological timeframe and changed significantly throughout that period. This is particularly evidenced by remnants of ancient rivers found throughout the country. The country's water systems are continually changing under the influence of natural forces and human-introduced industrial activities. Artificial rivers (canals) and ponds are a part of Azerbaijan's water systems. The hydrography of Azerbaijan basically belongs to the Caspian Sea basin. Rivers Rivers form the principal part of the water systems of Azerbaijan. There are 8,359 rivers of various lengths within Azerbaijan. Of them, 8,188 rivers are less than long. Only 24 rivers are over long. The largest rivers that flow wholly or partially through the country are: * Kür, main water source and the artery of the country * Araz * Qanıx, located in Alazan * Qabırlı, also known as Iori * Khrami * Samur * Pirsaatçay * Bolgar-Chay, located in Jalilabad Di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Şəmkir
Shamkir (), known historically as Annenfeld, is a city in and the capital of Shamkir District in western Azerbaijan, located in the northern foothills of the Lesser Caucasus, on the coast of the Chagirchay River on Tbilisi-Yevlakh highway, about from Dallar railway station. It is the eighth most populous city in Azerbaijan. Etymology One theory is that the name derives from the dialectal Azerbaijani word ''sham'', meaning ''a place covered in green''.Pospelov, pp. 27–28Kotlyakoventry on "Shamkir"/ref> Population As of October 1, 2021, the population of the region was 221,372 people. History In antiquity, the territory of the modern Shamkir was part of the province of Utik, a part of the Kingdom of Armenia (antiquity), Kingdom of Armenia until 387 AD. Greco-Roman historians from the 2nd century BC to the 4th century AD state that Utik was a province of Armenia, with the Kura (Caspian Sea), Kura River separating Armenia and Caucasian Albania. The historical Shamkur (a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ilham Aliyev
Ilham Heydar Oghlu Aliyev (born 24 December 1961) is an Azerbaijani politician who has been the fourth president of Azerbaijan since 2003. He is also the leader of the New Azerbaijan Party since 2005. The son and second child of former Azerbaijani president Heydar Aliyev, Aliyev became the country's president on 31 October 2003 after a two-month term as the prime minister of Azerbaijan, through a presidential election defined by irregularities shortly before his father's death. He was reelected for a second term in 2008 and was allowed to run in elections indefinitely in 2013, 2018 and 2024 due to the 2009 constitutional referendum, which removed term limits for presidents. Azerbaijan being oil-rich is viewed to have significantly strengthened the stability of Aliyev's regime and enriched ruling elites in Azerbaijan, making it possible for the country to host lavish international events, as well as engage in extensive lobbying efforts. Aliyev's family have enriched them ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
President Of Azerbaijan
The president of the Republic of Azerbaijan is the head of state of the Azerbaijan, Republic of Azerbaijan. The Constitution of Azerbaijan, Constitution states that the president is the embodiment of Executive (government), executive power, commander-in-chief, "representative of Azerbaijan in domestic policy, home and foreign policy, foreign policy, policies", and "shall have the right of immunity [from prosecution]." The president rules through his executive office, the Presidential Administration of Azerbaijan, Presidential Administration, consisting of a group of secretaries and departmental ministers. Additionally, there is a Cabinet of Azerbaijan, Cabinet of Ministers regarding economic and social policy and a Security Council regarding foreign, military, and judicial matters. The primary workplace is the Presidential Administration of Azerbaijan, presidential building (also known as the presidential apparatus) on Istiglaliyyat Street in Baku. Ilham Aliyev, son of the form ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shamkirchay
The Shamkirchay () 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. The government is building a water navigation tunnel on the river for irrigation purposes which will be long.APA, 28 May 200Azerbaijani President visits Shamkir Retrieved on 14 October See also *Rivers and lakes in Azerbaijan *Shamkir reservoir The Shamkir reservoir () is a large reservoir built on the Kura (Caspian Sea), Kura River in the Shamkir Rayon of northwestern Azerbaijan. It is the second-largest reservoir in the Caucasus after the Mingachevir reservoir, also in northwestern Azer ... References Rivers of Azerbaijan Shamkir District {{Azerbaijan-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Megawatt
The watt (symbol: W) is the unit of Power (physics), power or radiant flux in the International System of Units (SI), equal to 1 joule per second or 1 kg⋅m2⋅s−3. It is used to quantification (science), quantify the rate of Work (physics), energy transfer. The watt is named in honor of James Watt (1736–1819), an 18th-century Scottish people, Scottish inventor, mechanical engineer, and chemist who improved the Newcomen engine with his own Watt steam engine, steam engine in 1776, which became fundamental for the Industrial Revolution. Overview When an object's velocity is held constant at one meter per second against a constant opposing force of one Newton (unit), newton, the rate at which Work (physics), work is done is one watt. \mathrm. In terms of electromagnetism, one watt is the rate at which electrical work is performed when a current of one ampere (A) flows across an electrical potential difference of one volt (V), meaning the watt is equivalent to the vo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan, officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, is a Boundaries between the continents, transcontinental and landlocked country at the boundary of West Asia and Eastern Europe. It is a part of the South Caucasus region and is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia's republic of Dagestan to the north, Georgia (country), Georgia to the northwest, Armenia and Turkey to the west, and Iran to the south. Baku is the capital and largest city. The territory of what is now Azerbaijan was ruled first by Caucasian Albania and later by various Persian empires. Until the 19th century, it remained part of Qajar Iran, but the Russo-Persian wars of Russo-Persian War (1804–1813), 1804–1813 and Russo-Persian War (1826–1828), 1826–1828 forced the Qajar Empire to cede its Caucasian territories to the Russian Empire; the treaties of Treaty of Gulistan, Gulistan in 1813 and Treaty of Turkmenchay, Turkmenchay in 1828 defined the border between Russia and Iran. The region north o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raion
A raion (also spelt rayon) is a type of administrative unit of several post-Soviet states. The term is used for both a type of subnational entity and a division of a city. The word is from the French (meaning 'honeycomb, department'), and is commonly translated as ' district' in English. A raion is a standardized administrative entity across most of the former Soviet Union and is usually a subdivision two steps below the national level, such as a subdivision of an oblast. However, in smaller USSR republics, it could be the primary level of administrative division. After the fall of the Soviet Union, some of the republics kept the ''raion'' (e.g. Azerbaijan, Belarus, Ukraine, Russia, Moldova, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan) while others dropped it (e.g. Georgia, Uzbekistan, Estonia, Latvia, Armenia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan). In Bulgaria, it refers to an internal administrative subdivision of a city not related to the administrative division of the country as a whole, or, in the ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
