Dzoraget Ձորագետ | |
Source1 Location: | Bazum Mountains, Lori |
Mouth: | Debed |
Mouth Location: | Near Dzoragyukh |
Mouth Coordinates: | 40.957°N 44.6325°W |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | Armenia |
Source1 Elevation: | 2200m (7,200feet) |
Mouth Elevation: | 920m (3,020feet) |
The Dzoraget is a river 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 river Debed near Dzoragyugh, which ultimately drains to the Kura.
Dzoraget is a compound word in Armenian meaning Gorge-river and formed with the lexemes ձոր in Armenian pronounced as /dzɔɾ/ ('gorge') and գետ in Armenian pronounced as /ɡetʰ/ ('river') joined by the interfix ա pronounced as /[ɑ]/.
In certain places (e.g. at Kurtan), the gorge is over deep.
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.[1]
Towns and villages along the river include: Stepanavan, Amrakits, Lori Berd, Agarak, Vardablur, Kurtan, Arevatsag, and Dzoragyukh.