Debed
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Debed Դեբեդ Debeda (დებედა) Tona |
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 The Debed on the Armenian-Georgian border, photographed from the Armenian side |
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| location | Armenia , Georgia | |
| River system | Kura | |
| Drain over | Chrami → Kura → Caspian Sea | |
| confluence | by Pambak and Dsoraget 40 ° 57 ′ 26 " N , 44 ° 37 ′ 58" E |
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| Source height | 920 m | |
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Chrami coordinates: 41 ° 22 ′ 30 ″ N , 44 ° 58 ′ 0 ″ E 41 ° 22 ′ 30 ″ N , 44 ° 58 ′ 0 ″ E |
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| Mouth height | 250 m | |
| Height difference | 670 m | |
| Bottom slope | 3.8 ‰ | |
| length | 176 km | |
| Catchment area | 4080 km² | |
| Discharge at the gauge near the mouth |
MQ |
30 m³ / s |
| Medium-sized cities | Alaverdi | |
 Debed in Alaverdi |
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 The river system of the Debed within Armenia is shown here in light green |
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The Debed ( Armenian Դեբեդ ), the Debeda ( Georgian დებედა ) or Azerbaijani Tona is a river in the Caucasus .
It arises in northern Armenia in the Lori province near the town of Dsech through the confluence of the Pambak (from right) and Dsoraget (from left). From there it flows in a picturesque valley first to the north and from the city of Alaverdi to the northeast. The Somcheti Mountains extend to the west . There are several important medieval monasteries on the steep slopes of the Debed Valley. The series begins 26 kilometers north of the provincial capital Vanadzor with the Kobayr monastery near the former industrial settlement of Tumanjan . The cathedral of Odsun as well as the monasteries Sanahin , Haghpat and Akhtala follow within a few kilometers .
At the Georgian border, the Debed turns west. Near the large village of Sadachlo , mainly inhabited by Azerbaijanis , it forms a natural border between Armenia and Georgia for a few kilometers. The Debed now flows in a wide arc to the north and later to the east. After a total of 176 kilometers it flows into the Chrami , which flows into the Kura shortly after the Azerbaijani border . This makes the Debed one of the five largest rivers in Armenia.
At Alaverdi, the Sanahin Bridge has spanned the river in an 18-meter-wide arch since 1195 ; it is now the oldest surviving bridge in Armenia.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Article Debed in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia (BSE) , 3rd edition 1969–1978 (Russian)