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Rioni
Sign in to saveThe Rioni ( ; , ) is the main river of western Georgia. It originates in the Caucasus Mountains, in the region of Racha and flows west to the Black Sea, entering it north of the city of Poti (near ancient Phasis). The city of Kutaisi, once the ancient city of Colchis, lies on its banks. It drains the western Transcaucasus into the Black Sea while the river Kura drains the eastern Transcaucasus into the Caspian Sea.
The Rioni is the principal river of western Georgia, originating in the Caucasus Mountains and flowing westward to the Black Sea near the city of Poti. It is an important waterway that drains the western Caucasus region and passes through the historically significant city of Kutaisi, which was the ancient city of Colchis.
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Key facts
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- Rioni
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- Rioni River in Racha Region
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- river
- Country
- Georgia (country)
- Located in
- Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti
- Continent
- Asia
- Image
- Rioni river in Kutaisi.jpg
- Length
- 327
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- basin country
- Georgia (country)
- Commons category
- Rioni
- mouth of the watercourse
- Black Sea
- category for the water basin
- Category:Rioni Basin
- tributary
- Chanchakhi
- watershed area
- 13400
- discharge
- 405
- origin of the watercourse
- Caucasus Mountains
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- History
- Ancient authors
- Pheasant
- Draining
- Description
- Phasis river at Taprobana
- References
The Rioni ( ; , ) is the main river of western Georgia. It originates in the Caucasus Mountains, in the region of Racha and flows west to the Black Sea, entering it north of the city of Poti (near ancient Phasis). The city of Kutaisi, once the ancient city of Colchis, lies on its banks. It drains the western Transcaucasus into the Black Sea while the river Kura drains the eastern Transcaucasus into the Caspian Sea.
==History== thumb|left|250px|Herodotus considered the Rioni river to be a boundary between Europe and Asia.
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