Vorotan River basin
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The Vorotan River basin is a mountainous watershed in the South Caucasus, primarily in Armenia and partly in Azerbaijan, drained by the Vorotan River and bordered by ranges such as the Zangezur Mountains.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vorotan River | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
river basin
ⓘ
watershed ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Caucasus mountain systems NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderedBy | Zangezur Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | continental mountain climate ⓘ |
| country |
Armenia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Azerbaijan ⓘ |
| crossesBorderBetween | Armenia and Azerbaijan ⓘ |
| drainageBasinOf | Vorotan River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| drainagePattern | dendritic ⓘ |
| drainedBy | Vorotan River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| drains |
Zangezur Mountains slopes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
adjacent highland areas ⓘ |
| ecoregion | Caucasus mixed forests NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting | Lesser Caucasus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBiodiversity | high ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
alpine landscapes
ⓘ
deep gorges ⓘ steep valleys ⓘ |
| hasHydropowerInfrastructure | Vorotan hydropower cascade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLandUse |
forests
ⓘ
mountain agriculture ⓘ rangelands ⓘ |
| hasProtectedAreas | selected sections of the basin in Armenia ⓘ |
| hasTerrain | mountainous ⓘ |
| hydrologicalType | snow and rain fed ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Armenia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Caucasus ⓘ |
| near | Nagorno-Karabakh region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partlyLocatedIn | Azerbaijan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Aras River basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Transboundary river basins of the South Caucasus ⓘ |
| region | Syunik Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| risk |
floods
ⓘ
landslides ⓘ soil erosion ⓘ |
| seasonality | high spring and early summer flows ⓘ |
| supportsActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
ecotourism ⓘ fishing ⓘ pastoralism ⓘ |
| tributaryTo | Aras River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
drinking water supply
ⓘ
hydropower generation ⓘ irrigation ⓘ |
| waterResourceImportance | strategic for southern Armenia ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
Vorotan River