Ksani

River in Georgia
  • ქსანი (Georgian)
  • Чысандон (Ossetian)
LocationCountryGeorgia (South Ossetia)[1]Physical characteristicsSourceGreater Caucasus MouthKura
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41°51′17″N 44°33′45″E / 41.8546°N 44.5626°E / 41.8546; 44.5626Length84 km (52 mi)Basin size885 km2 (342 sq mi)Basin featuresProgressionKura→ Caspian Sea

The Ksani (Georgian: ქსანი, Ossetian: Чысандон, Ĉysandon) is a river in central Georgia, which rises on the southern slopes of the Greater Caucasus Mountain Range in South Ossetia and flows into the Kura (Mtkvari). It is a left tributary of the Kura. The Ksani is 84 km (52 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 885 km2 (342 sq mi).[2] Ksani (both the river and the name) is often associated with the Medieval Georgian Ksani fortress which lies near the confluence of the Ksani and the Mtkvari.

See also

  • Duchy of Ksani

References

  1. ^ South Ossetia's status is disputed. It considers itself to be an independent state, but this is recognised by only a few other countries. The Georgian government and most of the world's other states consider South Ossetia de jure a part of Georgia's territory.
  2. ^ Statistical Yearbook of Georgia: 2020, National Statistics Office of Georgia, Tbilisi, 2020, p. 12.
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