Dzoraget River

Dzoraget Ձորագետ
File:Dzoraget river.jpg The Dzoraget River as seen from the bridge in Stepanavan
Origin	Bazum Mountains, Lori, Armenia
Mouth	Debed River Near Dzoragyukh
Basin countries	Armenia
Source elevation	2,200 m
Mouth elevation	920 m
Basin area	Debeda hydrological region

The Dzoraget (Armenian: Ձորագետ) is a river in the Debeda hydrological region in the Lori region in Northern Armenia. It originates in the Bazum Mountains and flows west to east through spectacular gorges around Stepanavan. It finally feeds into the Debed river near Dzoragyukh, which ultimately drains to the Kura river.

Dzoraget is a compound word in Armenian meaning Gorge-river and formed with the lexemes ձոր [dzɔɾ] ('gorge') and գետ [ɡetʰ] ('river') joined by the interfix ա [ɑ].

The gorge in certain places (e.g. at Kurtan) is over 200 meters in depth.

Rafting

The Armenian Travel Bureau considers the Dzoraget River the only Armenian river suitable for rafting. The commonest rafting route begins at the Dzoraget bridge, near the town of Stepanavan. Rafting on the river is concentrated in the Dzoraget Canyon, which is in some places as deep as 300 meters.

Towns and villages

Towns and villages along the river include: Stepanavan, Amrakits, Lori Berd, Agarak, Vardablur, Kurtan, Arevatsag, and Dzoragyukh.

Gallery

• Dzoraget
• Dzoragetatstepanavan.jpg

  Dzoraget Canyon.

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  Dzoraget river and its basin (light green) within Armenia.

• Dzoraget(river).jpg

  Kayaking on the Dzoraget

• Dzoraget(river) Bridge.jpg

  The Dzoraget bridge

See also

• Rivers and lakes in Armenia
• Geography of Armenia