Agstafa reservoir

The Aghstafachay reservoir (Azerbaijani: Ağstafaçay su anbarı) is a large reservoir in the Aghstafa District of northwestern Azerbaijan.

Overview

The Aghstafachay reservoir was built on Aghstafa River in 1969 near the village of Cəfərli of Qazakh District. The area of the Aghstafa reservoir is 6.3 km2 (2.4 sq mi). The overall volume of the reservoir is 120 million m3. The height of the hydroelectric power station built on the reservoir is 52 m (171 ft).

The reservoir provides irrigation water to 135 ha (330 acres) of land in Aghstafa, Qazakh, Shamkir and Tovuz raions.

Key facts

Type: reservoir
Elevation: 456 m

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Coordinates: 41.042222, 45.263333Open in Google Maps

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Sources

The text on this page comes from: Aghstafachay reservoir (en.wikipedia.org), as of 24 July 2026

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