title: Shamkirchay
text: # Shamkirchay
  
  Shamkirchay (Azerbaijani: Şəmkirçay) is one of the tributaries of the Kura River located in northwestern part of Republic of Azerbaijan.
  
  ## Overview
  
  It starts in Gadabay district and ends in Shamkir. The government is building a water navigation tunnel on the river for irrigation purposes which will be 885 m (2,904 ft) long.
  
  