Shinchay [1] ( azerb. Şin çayı ) is a mountain river in the Sheki region of Azerbaijan . The right tributary of the Murdarchay River (a tributary of Agrichaya ).
| Shinchai | |
|---|---|
| azerb. Şin çayı | |
| Characteristic | |
| Length | 36 km |
| Watercourse | |
| Source | |
| • Location | The main Caucasian ridge |
| • Coordinates | |
| Mouth | Murdarchay |
| • Coordinates | |
| Location | |
| A country |
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| Region | Sheki district |
 - source  - mouth | |
It starts on the slope of the Main Caucasian Range , flows in a south-westerly direction through the settlements of Bash-Laiski , Bash-Goynuk [1] . It flows into Murdarchay west of the city of Sheki [2] .
It is known in particular for the fact that the longest bridge in Azerbaijan passes through it, whose length is 1300 meters. The bridge connects the villages of Sheki and Gakh regions [3] .
Strong mudflows are not uncommon on the river [4] [5] . In 1920, as a result of one of them, the Shin River changed its course. Also, as a result of this natural disaster, the village of Agalar, which was located on the banks of the river, was completely destroyed.
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Map sheet K-39-95 .
- ↑ Map sheet K-39-107 .
- ↑ The longest bridge in Azerbaijan . azertag.az . Date of treatment March 4, 2019.
- ↑ Mamedov S.G., Alekberova Z.A., Hamidova S., Ismaylova L.A. The study of morphometric relief indicators of mudflow hazardous basins according to radar satellite imagery (on the example of the Shinchay-Damiraparanchay interfluve) // Vestnik MGOU. Series: Natural Sciences. - 2017. - No. 2 . - S. 59-70 .
- ↑ S.A. Tarihazer, S.O. Alekperov. Dynamics of increased mudflow hazard in mountainous regions and their impact on the natural-economic system (on the example of the Azerbaijan part of the Greater Caucasus) // VGU Bulletin, Series: Geography. Geoecology. - 2014. - No. 1 . - S. 28-38 .