Samur سمور | |
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Native name | Самыр (Rutul) |
Location | |
Countries | Russia and Azerbaijan |
Region | Caucasus |
Districts | |
City | Samurçay |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Main Caucasian Range Greater Caucasus |
• location | Rutulsky District, Dagestan, Russia |
• coordinates | 41°36′42″N 47°16′56″E / 41.61167°N 47.28222°E |
• elevation | 3,648 m (11,969 ft)[1] |
Mouth | Caspian Sea |
• location | Dagestan, Russia |
• coordinates | 41°54′38″N 48°29′1″E / 41.91056°N 48.48361°E |
Length | 216 km (134 mi)[1] |
Basin size | 7,330 km2 (2,830 sq mi)[2] |
Discharge | |
• location | downstream into Tahirçay and Uğar rivers of Azerbaijan and finally directly downstream into Caspian Sea[1] |
• average | 75 m3/s (2,600 cu ft/s)[1] |
Basin features | |
Tributaries | |
• left | Khalakhur |
• right | Usuxçay |
The Samur (Azerbaijani: Samurçay; Lezgian: Самурвацl; Russian: Самур; Rutul: Самыр) is a river in Russia's Dagestan Republic, also partially flowing through Azerbaijan and forming part of the Azerbaijan–Russia border.[3]