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Aragvi River
Sign in to saveThe Aragvi ( ) and its basin are in Georgia on the southern slopes of the Caucasus Mountains. The river is long, and its basin covers an area of . The ground strata are mostly sandstone, slate, and limestone. The Zhinvali Dam and its 130 MW hydro-electric power station generate much of Georgia's power, and its construction in 1986 formed the Zhinvali Reservoir, upon whose north-western shores rises Ananuri castle with its 17th-century Church of the Assumption.
Key facts
- River.name
- Aragvi
- River.image
- View upstream Aragvi River from Jvari monastery, 2008-07-07.jpg
- River.image_caption
- View upstream Aragvi River and along Tbilisi–Senaki–Leselidze highway (taken from around Jvari Monastery)
- River.subdivision_type1
- Country
- River.subdivision_name1
- Georgia
- River.subdivision_type3
- Region
- River.subdivision_name3
- Caucasus
- River.length_km
- 112
- River.source1
- Caucasus
- River.source1_location
- Gudauri, Mtiuleti, Georgia
- River.mouth
- flows into the Mtkvari (Kura)
- River.mouth_location
- Mtskheta, Georgia
- River.basin_size_km2
- 2740
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- არაგვი
- Elevation
- 449
- Image
- Aragvi at Mtskheta.JPG
- Length
- 112
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- Aragvi River
- watershed area
- 2740
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5 sectionsContents
- Confusion over name and course
- Etymology
- Use and infrastructure
- Gallery
- Notes
The Aragvi ( ) and its basin are in Georgia on the southern slopes of the Caucasus Mountains. The river is long, and its basin covers an area of . The ground strata are mostly sandstone, slate, and limestone. The Zhinvali Dam and its 130 MW hydro-electric power station generate much of Georgia's power, and its construction in 1986 formed the Zhinvali Reservoir, upon whose north-western shores rises Ananuri castle with its 17th-century Church of the Assumption.
==Confusion over name and course== Given its etymology (see below; the word simply means "river"), the exact course of the Aragvi River is the source of some confusion. The river has several important tributaries, all called "Aragvi":
Gallery (5)
On the map
4 mapped locations