Dzoraget (river)

The Dzoraget (Armenian: Ձորագետ) is a river in the Lori region in Northern Armenia.

It originates in the Bazum Mountains and flows west to east through spectacular gorges around Stepanavan.

Dzoraget is a compound word in Armenian meaning Gorge-river and formed with the lexemes ձոր [dzɔɾ] ('gorge') and գետ [ɡetʰ] ('river') joined by the interfix ա [ɑ].

The commonest rafting route begins at the Dzoraget bridge, near the town of Stepanavan.

[1] Towns and villages along the river include: Stepanavan, Amrakits, Lori Berd, Agarak, Vardablur, Kurtan, Arevatsag, and Dzoragyukh.