Atrek

Atrek
Attrack
Atrak Headstream
Atrek is located in Iran
Atrek
Native nameاَترک (Persian)
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationNorth-eastern Iran
 • coordinates37°10′N 59°00′E / 37.167°N 59.000°E / 37.167; 59.000)
Length563km
Basin size27,300 square kilometres

The Atrek (Persian: اترک, Kurdish: Etrek, Turkmen: Etrek), also known as the Attrack,[1] Atrak, and Etrek, is a fast-moving river which begins in the mountains of north-eastern Iran (37°10′N 59°00′E / 37.167°N 59.000°E / 37.167; 59.000) and flows 563 kilometres (350 mi) westward, draining into the south-eastern corner of the Caspian Sea in Turkmenistan. Because of the high use of its waters for irrigation, the Atrek only flows into the Caspian when it is in its flood stage.

  1. ^ "Atrek" in the Encyclopædia Britannica, 9th ed. 1878.