Sakeni (river)

Sakeni
Sakeni
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Native name	საკენი (Georgian)
Location
Country	Georgia
Disputed Region	Abkhazia
Villages	Sakeni; Omarishara; Martskhena Gentsvishi;
Physical characteristics
Source	Memuli Glacier, Kodori Range
• location	Mestia Municipality, Georgia
• coordinates	43°09′57″N 42°07′47″E / 43.165877°N 42.129849°ECoordinates: 43°09′57″N 42°07′47″E / 43.165877°N 42.129849°E
• elevation	2834 m
Mouth	Kodori
• location	Martskhena Gentsvishi
• coordinates	43°06′21.9″N 41°49′22.4″E / 43.106083°N 41.822889°E
• elevation	748 m
Length	35 km (22 mi)
Basin size	233 km2 (90 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	20.6 m3/s (730 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression	Kodori→ Black Sea
Landmarks	Sakeni Church
Tributaries
• left	Chepara, Khvarashi, Bardgnakravari, Nachvali, Tsemratimra
• right	Albaki
Waterbodies	Topi Lake

Sakeni (Georgian: საკენი, romanized: sak'eni) is the river of western Georgia, in the north-east of Abkhazia.^{[nt 1]} It originates in the Caucasus Mountains, in the eastern part of Upper Abkhazia and flows south-west to the Kodori river, entering it north of the village of Martskhena Gentsvishi.^[3] The river is 35 kilometres (22 mi) long, the drainage basin is approximately 233 square kilometres (90 sq mi), and the average discharge is 20.6 cubic metres per second (730 cu ft/s). The river is mainly fed by rain, snow, and glacier runoff of the Caucasus Mountains as well as by underground water sources.^[4]

Notes[]

^ ^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formal recognition as an independent state from 7 out of 193 United Nations member states, 1 of which has subsequently withdrawn its recognition.

References[]

^ "ბარდგნაკრავარი". www.nplg.gov.ge. The National Parliamentary Library of Georgia. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
^ "ნაჩვალი". www.nplg.gov.ge. The National Parliamentary Library of Georgia. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
^ "საკენი". www.nplg.gov.ge. The National Parliamentary Library of Georgia. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
^ Apkhazava, I. (1984). "საკენი". The Georgian Soviet Encyclopedia (in Georgian). 8th. Tbilisi. p. 670.

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[a-1] 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.

[2] "ბარდგნაკრავარი". www.nplg.gov.ge. The National Parliamentary Library of Georgia. Retrieved 3 August 2021.

[3] "ნაჩვალი". www.nplg.gov.ge. The National Parliamentary Library of Georgia. Retrieved 3 August 2021.

[4] "საკენი". www.nplg.gov.ge. The National Parliamentary Library of Georgia. Retrieved 3 August 2021.

[5] Apkhazava, I. (1984). "საკენი". The Georgian Soviet Encyclopedia (in Georgian). 8th. Tbilisi. p. 670.

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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)