Amtkeli
| Amtkeli Amt’q’eli | |
|---|---|
  | |
| Native name | ამტყელი (Georgian) |
| Location | |
| Country | Georgia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Caucasus Mountains |
| • location | Georgia[1] |
| • coordinates | 43°02′45″N 41°19′28″E / 43.04583°N 41.32444°E |
| Mouth | Kodori |
• coordinates | 43°15′21″N 41°17′22″E / 43.25583°N 41.28944°ECoordinates: 43°15′21″N 41°17′22″E / 43.25583°N 41.28944°E |
| Length | 39 km (24 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Kodori→ Black Sea |
Amtkeli (Georgian: ამტყელი)[2] is a small river in north-western Georgia. It originates in the Caucasus Mountains, in the region of Upper Abkhazia,[1]in the western part of the near . It flows south to Lake Amtkeli and joins the Kodori River. Its catchment area is 398 square kilometres (154 sq mi).[3]
The Amtkeli is fed by snow, rain and groundwater. Floods occur in late spring and summer, and the low flows occur in winter.[3]
References[]
- ^ a b Abkhazia is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Abkhazia and Georgia. The Republic of Abkhazia unilaterally declared independence on 23 July 1992, but Georgia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory and designates it as a territory occupied by Russia. Abkhazia has received formal recognition as an independent state from 7 out of 193 United Nations member states, 1 of which has subsequently withdrawn its recognition.
- ^ Amt’q’eli, Abkhazia, Georgia Mindat.org
- ^ a b "ამტყელი" [Amtkeli]. ქართული საბჭოთა ენცილოპედია [Georgian Soviet Encyclopedia] (in Georgian). Vol. 1. Tbilisi. 1975. p. 409.
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