Ksani
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Ksani ქსანი, Чысандон, Čysandon |
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| location | Georgia | |
| River system | Kura | |
| Drain over | Kura → Caspian Sea | |
| origin | See Kelistba 42 ° 27 '57 " N , 44 ° 19' 10" O |
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| Source height | 2925 m | |
| muzzle |
Kura coordinates: 41 ° 51 '46 " N , 44 ° 33' 44" E 41 ° 51 '46 " N , 44 ° 33' 44" E |
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| Mouth height | approx. 810 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 2115 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 25 ‰ | |
| length | 84 km | |
| Catchment area | 885 km² | |
| Drain |
MQ |
15 m³ / s |
| Small towns | Akhalgori | |
 Course of the Ksani in South Ossetia |
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The Ksani ( Georgian ქსანი ; Ossetian Чысандон / Čysandon) is a river in central Georgia and South Ossetia .
It arises as an outflow from Lake Kelistba on the southern slope of the Greater Caucasus , flows south, passes the city of Akhalgori and flows into the Kura 35 km northwest of Tbilisi .
In addition to the city of Akhalgori, capital of the Rajon of the same name , near the mouth of the river are the remains of the fortress of Ksani. The historical Georgian province, which stretched over the valley of the Ksani and the neighboring valleys, also bore the name of the river.
Web links
Commons : Ksani - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Thea Kvastiani, Vadim Spolanski, Andreas Sternfeldt: Discovering Georgia: On the way between the Caucasus and the Black Sea , p. 267