Kura River

E12460

geographical feature river transboundary river

The Kura River is a major river in the South Caucasus that flows through Turkey, Georgia, and Azerbaijan before emptying into the Caspian Sea.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	geographical feature → river → transboundary river →
alsoKnownAs	Kur River → Mtkvari →
basinCountry	Azerbaijan → Georgia → Turkey →
borderRole	forms sections of internal administrative boundaries in the South Caucasus →
continent	Asia →
country	Azerbaijan → Georgia → Turkey →
drainageBasin	Kura–Aras basin →
emptiesInto	Caspian Sea →
flowsInto	Caspian Sea →
flowsThrough	Azerbaijan → Georgia → Turkey →
hasIssue	habitat degradation → reduced flow due to irrigation withdrawals → water pollution →
languageVariantName	Kura (Turkish) → Kür (Azerbaijani) → Mtkvari (Georgian) →
locatedIn	South Caucasus → Turkey–Georgia–Azerbaijan transboundary river basin →
majorCityOnRiver	Ali Bayramli → Ganja → Mingachevir → Mtskheta → Rustavi → Salyan → Tbilisi → Yevlakh →
mouth	Caspian Sea →
partOf	Kura–Aras river system →
region	Caucasus →
sourceCountry	Turkey →
sourceLocation	northeastern Turkey →
tributary	Alazani River → Aras River → Iori River → Tbilisi Sea (reservoir inflows) →
uses	drinking water supply → fisheries → hydroelectric power generation → irrigation →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Ardahan → Fortress of the Lord → Gori → Kaspi Municipality → Mingachevir → Mtskheta → Tbilisi →	locatedOnRiver
Kartli → Kaspi →	hasRiver
Mount Mtatsminda ("Kura River valley") → Mtatsminda district ("Kura River valley") →	hasViewOf
Eastern Georgia → Kvemo Kartli →	traversedByRiver
Mtkvari River →	alternateName
South Caucasus →	containsBodyOfWater
Armenian Highlands →	drainageBasin
Caspian Sea →	inflow
Tbilisi ("Kura River valley") →	locatedInValley
Rustavi →	locatedOn
Mingachevir →	locatedOnWatercourse
Kür →	nameVariantOf
Kür →	partOf
Georgia →	significantRiver
Kartli →	traversedBy
Mingachevir →	waterResource