The Qatur (Azerbaijani: Qotur çay, Persian: قطورچای, Turkish: Kotur çayı, also transliterated as Ghotour) is a transboundary river flowing in eastern Turkey and northwestern Iran.[1] It is a right tributary of the river Aras.[2] It rises in the Saray District of eastern Turkey, where it is also referred to as Çaybağı Çayı.[citation needed] The Ghotour Bridge, part of the Van–Sufian railway, crosses the river near the city of Khoy.[1]
| Qatur | |
|---|---|
 Railway bridge over Qatur River | |
 | |
| Location | |
| Country | Turkey, Iran |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | Aras |
• coordinates | 38°59′39″N 45°26′57″E / 38.9942°N 45.4493°E |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Aras→ Kura→ Caspian Sea |
The area has a cold, semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification BSk).[3]
References
edit- ^ a b Ghotour Bridge, Structurae.
- ^ "Аракс". bse.sci-lib.com. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
- ^ "Iran, West provinces, West Azerbaijan, Khoy, Khatun Bridge". 2017-09-20. Archived from the original on 2017-09-20. Retrieved 2023-10-31.