Kurekchay | |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | Azerbaijan |
Subdivision Type3: | Region |
Subdivision Name3: | Caucasus |
Subdivision Type4: | District |
Subdivision Name4: | Goranboy, Goygol, Yevlakh |
Length: | 186km (116miles)[1] |
Discharge1 Location: | directly downstream into Kura |
Source1: | Lesser Caucasus |
Source1 Location: | Azerbaijan |
Source1 Coordinates: | 40.3097°N 46.2344°W |
Mouth: | Kura |
Mouth Location: | Azerbaijan |
Mouth Coordinates: | 40.7251°N 47.0414°W |
The Kurekchay (Azerbaijani: Kürəkçay) is one of the tributaries of the Kura River located in northwestern Azerbaijan.
On 14 May 1805, on the bank of the river (not far from Ganja), the signing of the Kurekchay Treaty took place, which transferred the Karabakh Khanate to Russian control.