Dzoraget (river)

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Dzoraget Ձորագետ
The Dzoraget as seen from the bridge in Stepanavan
Location
Country	Armenia
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Bazum Mountains, Lori
• elevation	2,200 m (7,200 ft)
Mouth	Debed
• location	Near Dzoragyukh
• coordinates	40°57′25″N 44°37′57″E / 40.957°N 44.6325°E / 40.957; 44.6325
• elevation	920 m (3,020 ft)
Basin features
Progression	Debed→ Khrami→ Kura→ Caspian Sea

The Dzoraget (Armenian: Ձորագետ) 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 [dzɔɾ] ('gorge') and գետ [ɡetʰ] ('river') joined by the interfix ա [ɑ].

In certain places (e.g. at Kurtan), the gorge is over 200 metres (660 ft) deep.