Atrak
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Atrak Etrek derýasy |
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| location | Iran , Turkmenistan | |
| River system | Atrak | |
| source | in the Kopet-Dag Mountains 37 ° 6 ′ 9 ″ N , 58 ° 34 ′ 41 ″ E |
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Caspian Sea Coordinates: 37 ° 9 ′ 6 ″ N , 54 ° 0 ′ 9 ″ E 37 ° 9 ′ 6 ″ N , 54 ° 0 ′ 9 ″ E |
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28 m below sea level
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| length | 669 km | |
| Catchment area | 27,300 km² | |
| Discharge at the Gyzyletrek gauge |
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9.2 m³ / s |
| Right tributaries | Sumbar | |
| Reservoirs flowed through | Tobacco Dam | |
| Medium-sized cities | Ghuchan , Shirwan | |
| Communities | Gyzyletrek | |
 The course of the Atrak in the border area between Iran and Turkmenistan |
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The atrak ( Persian اترک; Turkmenian Etrek derýasy ) is a tributary of the Caspian Sea in Iran and Turkmenistan .
The Atrak rises in the Kopet Dag Mountains in the Razavi-Khorasan Province in northeastern Iran. The river is dammed by the tobacco dam on the upper reaches . The Atrak flows in a predominantly westward direction into the province of North Khorasan . He passes through the cities of Ghuchan and Shirwan . From the confluence of the Sumbar from the right, the Atrak forms the state border between Iran and Turkmenistan. The Gyzyletrek administrative center is located on the Turkmen bank of the lower reaches . About 50 km east of the southeast coast of the Caspian Sea, the river water is channeled through the Iranian province of Golestan to the sea. Due to the heavy use of the Atrak for irrigation purposes , it only reaches the sea when the water is strong.
The atrak has a length of 669 km. Its catchment area covers 27,300 km².
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Article Atrak in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia (BSE) , 3rd edition 1969–1978 (Russian) .