Hrazdan River

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Hrazdan
Հրազդան
The Hrazdan from below Proshian
The Hrazdan from below Proshian
Origin Lake Sevan
Mouth Aras River
Basin countries Armenia
Length 141 km
Source elevation 1097 m
Mouth elevation N/A
Avg. discharge N/A
Basin area N/A

The Hrazdan (Armenian: Հրազդան) is a major river of Armenia. It starts at northern Lake Sevan and flows south through the Kotayk marz and Armenia's capital, Yerevan. It then joins the Aras River along the border with Turkey. A Hydro-electric plant is located on the Hrazdan river. Hrazdan river is one Armenia's most important rivers because fishing and Hydro-electric plants are located along the banks of the river.

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