Arpa River

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The Arpa River is a significant transboundary river in the South Caucasus, flowing mainly through Armenia and into Azerbaijan, and serving as an important water source for irrigation, hydropower, and local ecosystems.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Arpa River canonical 4
Arpa River valley 1

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Statements (35)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river
basinCountry Armenia
Azerbaijan
continent Asia
country Armenia
Azerbaijan
crossesBorderBetween Armenia and Azerbaijan
drainageBasin Aras basin
linked to: Kura–Aras basin
environmentalIssue pollution risk from agriculture
water abstraction pressure
flowsDirection generally southeast
flowsThrough Syunik Province
Vayots Dzor Province
hasHydrologicalFeature seasonal flow variation
hasInfrastructure irrigation canals
small hydropower plants
hasValley Arpa River valley
linked to: Arpa River
importantFor agriculture in Syunik
agriculture in Vayots Dzor
biodiversity conservation
locatedIn South Caucasus
mouthOf Aras River
linked to: Araz River
partOf Kura–Aras river system
linked to: Kura–Aras basin
passesNear Areni
Vayk
Yeghegnadzor
region Transcaucasia
linked to: South Caucasus
sourceLocation Vayots Dzor Province
transboundary true
tributaryOf Aras River
usedFor drinking water supply
fisheries
hydropower
irrigation
local ecosystems support

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Aras tributary Arpa River
Arpa River hasValley Arpa River valley
linked to: Arpa River
Arpaçay River alsoKnownAs Arpa River