Tsav
| Tsav | ||
 The Tsav runs south of the Voghdschi ( Voghchi ) on the map (in the light yellow and white areas) |
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| Data | ||
| location | Syunik Province ( Armenia ), Nagorno-Karabakh Republic / Azerbaijan |
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| River system | Kura | |
| Drain over | Macaws → Kura → Caspian Sea | |
| Confluence of |
Schischkert and Mezre 39 ° 3 ′ 7 ″ N , 46 ° 24 ′ 58 ″ E |
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| Source height | 1209 m | |
| muzzle |
Macaw's coordinates: 39 ° 0 ′ 30 " N , 46 ° 41 ′ 12" E 39 ° 0 ′ 30 " N , 46 ° 41 ′ 12" E |
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| Mouth height | approx. 300 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 909 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 22 ‰ | |
| length | 42 km (with source river Schischkert 69 km) | |
| Catchment area | 356 km² | |
| Left tributaries | Shikahogh | |
| Communities | Tsav , Nerkin hand | |
The Tsav ( Armenian Ծավ ; Russian Цав ) is a left tributary of the Aras in the southern Armenian province of Syunik and in the Republic of Nagorno Karabakh in the art ( Azerbaijan ).
The Tsav arises at the confluence of its two source rivers Schischkert (left) and Mezre (right) west of the village of Tsav . The Schischkert rises on the southern slope of the 3201 m high Chustup , while the Mezre has its origin on the northern slope of the Meghri Mountains . The Tsav flows in an easterly direction, passes the towns of Tsav and Nerkin Hand , then crosses the Azerbaijani border and shortly thereafter takes up the Shikahogh on the left. The M17 trunk road , which connects Kapan with Meghri , runs on a section in the river valley of the Tsav. In the lower reaches, the Tsav gradually turns to the southeast and finally flows into the Macaws. The Tsav has a length of 42 km (including the source river Schischkert 69 km). The 356 km² catchment area of the Tsav covers a large part of the Shikahogh reserve . The river floods in April and May . The discharge varies between 1.15 m³ / s and 36.2 m³ / s.
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