| 词条 | Rivers and lakes of Armenia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 释义 | {{Unreferenced|date=December 2006}} The Rivers and lakes in Armenia are mainly powered by fresh water. Throughout history Armenia has been called Nairi by the Assyrians meaning the "Land of the lakes and rivers"{{Citation needed|date=May 2007}}. The Armenia is home to many rivers and lakes. The largest river of Armenia is the Arax, which lies on the country's border with Iran and a large part of the border with Turkey. Its major tributaries are the Akhurian, Kasagh, Hrazdan, Azat, Arpa, Vorotan and Voghdji rivers. The largest rivers in north west part of the country are the Debed and Aghstev, while smaller ones include the Dzoraget and the Pambak. The following table is the list of the biggest rivers in Armenia:
Armenia has one very large lake called Lake Sevan and more than 100 small mountain lakes. None of them, except Sevan and Lake Arpi, have yet been extensively studied. The water resources of the lakes amount to about {{convert|39300000000|m3|yd3}}, Sevan holding most of this, nearly {{convert|39000000000|m3|yd3}} (before the drainage it had almost {{convert|58000000000|m3|yd3}}). At the country's capital, Yerevan, it is possible to find small lakes, often in amusement parks. {{Armenia topics}}{{Asia topic|List of rivers of}}{{List of rivers of Europe}}{{Asia topic|List of lakes of}}{{Europe topic|List of lakes of}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Rivers And Lakes In Armenia}}{{Armenia-river-stub}} 5 : Lakes of Armenia|Rivers of Armenia|Lists of landforms of Armenia|Lists of lakes by country|Lists of rivers by country |
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