Kelasuri

Kelasuri
Kelasuri
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Location
Country	Abkhazia-Georgia
State	Sukhumi district / Gulrypsh district
Physical characteristics
Source	Kelasuri First / Kelasuri Second
• location	Caucasus Major
• coordinates	43°14′15″N 41°11′46″E / 43.23750°N 41.19611°E
• elevation	1,380 m (4,530 ft)
Mouth	Georgia/Abkhazia
• location	Black Sea
• coordinates	42°58′15″N 41°03′58″E / 42.97083°N 41.06611°ECoordinates: 42°58′15″N 41°03′58″E / 42.97083°N 41.06611°E
• elevation	0 ft (0 m)
Length	42 km (26 mi)
Basin size	220 square kilometres (85 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	13.2 m3/s (470 cu ft/s)

The Kelasuri^[1] or Kelasyri ,^[3] also Kalashir ^[4] (Abkhazian: Kyalashәyr [Kyalashir], Georgian: კელასური [Kelasuri]) — river in Abkhazia.^[5]

The source is located on the glacier [ka] at Bzyb Range. Kelasuri begins at the merger of and rivers.

The river flows along the administrative border of the Sukhumi and Gulripshi districts.

The river sources are glacial water and rain. Water consumption in early May is about 20 to 25 cubic metres per second (710 to 880 cu ft/s). A significant part of the river bed runs along the gorge. 5 km (3.1 mi) from the center Sukhum and flows into the Black Sea.^{[clarification needed]} It is one of the largest rivers in Abkhazia.^[6]

References[]

^ ^a ^b Kelasuri GeoNames
^ 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formal recognition as an independent state from 7 out of 193 United Nations member states, 1 of which has subsequently withdrawn its recognition.
^ Small Atlas of the USSR. - M.: Main Directorate of Geodesy and Cartography under the Council of Ministers of the USSR, 1980. - 197 p. - S. 89-90.
^ Ethnocap of the Abkhaz ASSR 1959
^ Kelasuri, Abkhazia, Georgia Mindat.org
^ Hardy A. V. "Toponymic Dictionary of the North Caucasus". Part 1, 2. Krasnodar Book Publishing House, 2006.

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[geo-1] Kelasuri GeoNames

[note-2] 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.

[3] Small Atlas of the USSR. - M.: Main Directorate of Geodesy and Cartography under the Council of Ministers of the USSR, 1980. - 197 p. - S. 89-90.

[map59-4] Ethnocap of the Abkhaz ASSR 1959

[5] Kelasuri, Abkhazia, Georgia Mindat.org

[6] Hardy A. V. "Toponymic Dictionary of the North Caucasus". Part 1, 2. Krasnodar Book Publishing House, 2006.

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v t Rivers of Georgia
Black sea basin	Abasha Bzipi Chorokhi Acharistsqali Enguri Khobi Chanistsqali Kodori Sakeni Natanebi Choloki Ochkhamuri Psou Rioni Qvirila Tekhuri Tskhenistsqali Supsa Bakhvistsqali
Caspian basin	Andi Koysu Mtkvari † Liakhvi Aragvi Iori Alazani Ksani Algeti Khrami Tergi ‡
Note: † also known as Kura ‡ also known as Terek List of rivers of Georgia (country)