Debed

{{for|the town in Armenia|Debet, Armenia}} {{short description|River in Armenia}} {{Infobox river | name = Debed<br>Դեբեդ<br>დებედა | image = Debed River, Alaverdi, Armenia.jpg | image_caption = Debed river near [[Alaverdi, Armenia|Alaverdi]] | map =Rivers of Armenia.jpg | map_caption =Debed river and its basin (light green) within Armenia | source1_location = | mouth = [[Khrami]] | mouth_coordinates = {{coord|41.3753|44.9652|display=it|region:GE_type:river}} | subdivision_type1 = Countries | subdivision_name1 = [[Armenia]] and [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]] | length = {{convert|176|km|mi|abbr=on}} | source1_elevation = {{convert|920|m|ft|abbr=on}} | mouth_elevation = {{convert|250|m|ft|abbr=on}} | discharge1_avg = | basin_size = {{convert|4080|km2|abbr=on}} | progression = {{RKhrami}} }}

The '''Debed''' ({{langx|hy|Դեբեդ}}) or '''Debeda''' ({{lang-ka|დებედა}}) is a river in [[Armenia]] and [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]]. It also serves as a [[Armenia–Georgia border|natural boundary]] between Armenia and Georgia at the village of [[Sadakhlo]], Georgia. The Debed is {{convert|176|km|abbr=on}} long, and has a {{convert|4080|km2|abbr=on}} [[drainage basin]].

The river originates in [[Armenia]] and is formed at the confluence of the [[Dzoraget (river)|Dzoraget]] and [[Pambak (river)|Pambak]] near [[Dzoragyugh, Lori|Dzoragyugh]]. It ends in Georgia, where it discharges from the left into the [[Khrami]], a tributary of the [[Kura (South Caucasus river)|Kura]].<ref>[http://bse.sci-lib.com/article020847.html Дебед], [[Great Soviet Encyclopedia]]</ref><ref name=Discovery>{{cite web|url=https://armeniadiscovery.com/en/articles/rivers-in-armenia|title=Rivers of Armenia|website=Armenia Discovery|access-date=July 6, 2021}}</ref>

==See also== {{commons category|Debed}} *[[List of lakes of Armenia]] *[[Geography of Armenia]] *[[Geography of Georgia (country)|Geography of Georgia]]

==References== {{Reflist}}

{{Rivers of Armenia}} [[Category:Rivers of Armenia]] [[Category:Rivers of Georgia (country)]] [[Category:International rivers of Asia]] [[Category:International rivers of Europe]] [[Category:Armenia–Georgia (country) border]] [[Category:Border rivers]]