Hrazdan River

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Hrazdan Հրազդան
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.

[edit] See also

• Rivers and lakes in Armenia
• Geography of Armenia