The Qatur (Azerbaijani: Qotur çay, Persian: قطورچای, Turkish: Kotur çayı, also transliterated as Ghotour) is a river in eastern Turkey and northwestern Iran.[1] It is a right tributary of the river Aras.[2] It rises in the Saray District of eastern Turkey, where it is also referred to as Çaybağı Çayı.^{[citation needed]} The Ghotour Bridge, part of the Van–Sufian railway, crosses the river near the city Khoy.[1]

Qatur
Railway bridge over Qatur River
Location
Country	Turkey, Iran
Physical characteristics
Mouth	Aras
• coordinates	38.9942°N 45.4493°E / 38.9942; 45.4493
Basin features
Progression	Aras→ Kura→ Caspian Sea

The area has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification BSk).[3]

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