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Akhurian Reservoir

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Akhurian Reservoir

Akhurian Reservoir (Armenian: Ախուրյանի ջրամբար; Turkish: Arpaçay Baraj Gölü) is a reservoir on the Akhurian River between Armenia and Turkey. The reservoir has a surface area of 54 km2 and a volume of 525 million cubic meters. It is one of the largest reservoirs in the Caucasus, although smaller th

an the Mingachevir reservoir and the Shamkir reservoir in Azerbaijan. Its water is used for irrigation in Armenia's Aragatsotn, Armavir and Shirak provinces. Its water is used in Turkey for irrigation (70000 ha agricultural area) in the provinces of Kars and Ardahan.

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