Английская Википедия:Aragvi
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The Aragvi (Шаблон:Lang-ka) and its basin are in Georgia on the southern slopes of the Caucasus Mountains. The river is Шаблон:Convert long, and its basin covers an area of Шаблон:Convert.[1] 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":
The Tetri Aragvi ("White Aragvi")[2] flows from Gudauri down to the town of Pasanauri, where it is joined by the Shavi Aragvi ("Black Aragvi"),[3] the main river of Gudamakari to the north-east. Together, these two rivers continue as, simply, "the Aragvi"; from Pasanauri, the Aragvi flows south-east to the Zhinvali Reservoir, where it is joined by the Pshav Aragvi[4] (itself fed by the Khevsur Aragvi)[5] before flowing south to merge with the Mtkvari by Mtskheta, Eastern Georgia's ancient capital just north of Tbilisi.
Etymology
See არაგვი for the origin of the name.
Use and infrastructure
The Шаблон:Convert high dam by Zhinvali is one of the largest in Georgia. Besides generating up to 130 MW of electricity, the waters of the Aragvi feed down a Шаблон:Convert pipe to provide drinking water in Tbilisi and to irrigate fields.
Gallery
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Zhinvali reservoir
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Ananuri castle
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Hydro-electric dam on the Aragvi
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The Source of The Aragvi River to the North of Gudauri
Notes
- ↑ Statistical Yearbook of Georgia: 2020, National Statistics Office of Georgia, Tbilisi, 2020, p. 12.
- ↑ Шаблон:Lang-ka, tetri aragvi. Source: approx. 42°31'27.13"N, 44°24'2.40"E
- ↑ Шаблон:Lang-ka, shavi aragvi. Source: approx. 42°27'25.18"N, 44°42'40.80"E
- ↑ Шаблон:Lang-ka, pshavis aragvi. Source: approx. 42°23'57.01"N, 45°8'42.74"E
- ↑ Шаблон:Lang-ka, khevsuretis aragvi. Source: approx. 42°33'45.75"N, 44°57'12.78"E
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