Rioni River
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The Rioni River is a major waterway in western Georgia that flows from the Caucasus Mountains to the Black Sea, historically serving as an important trade and cultural route.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rioni River canonical | 36 |
| Rioni River basin | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| ancientName |
Colchis
ⓘ
surface form:
Phasis
|
| basinSize_km2 | 13400 ⓘ |
| climateZone |
humid subtropical (lower course)
ⓘ
mountainous continental (upper course) ⓘ |
| continent |
Asia
ⓘ
Europe ⓘ |
| country | Georgia ⓘ |
| countryCapitalProximity | northwest of Tbilisi ⓘ |
| countryLanguageName | Georgian: რიონი ⓘ |
| countrySubdivision |
Imereti
ⓘ
Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti ⓘ Samegrelo ⓘ
surface form:
Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti
|
| culturalSignificance |
associated with ancient Kingdom of Colchis
ⓘ
important trade route in antiquity ⓘ |
| drainageBasin | Black Sea basin ⓘ |
| economicUse |
hydroelectric power generation
ⓘ
irrigation ⓘ transport (historical) ⓘ |
| flowsDirection | generally westward ⓘ |
| flowsInto | Black Sea near Poti ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Kutaisi
ⓘ
Poti ⓘ |
| hasDelta | Rioni River delta at the Black Sea ⓘ |
| hasFloodplain |
Rioni Valley
ⓘ
surface form:
Rioni lowland
|
| hasTributary |
Tskhenistskali River
ⓘ
surface form:
Khobistskali River
Tskhenistskali River ⓘ
surface form:
Kvirila River
Tekhuri River ⓘ Tskhenistskali River ⓘ
surface form:
Tskhenistsqali River
|
| historicalRegion | Colchis ⓘ |
| importance | one of the main rivers of Georgia ⓘ |
| length_km | 327 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
western Georgia
ⓘ
surface form:
Western Georgia
|
| majorCityOnRiver |
Kutaisi
ⓘ
Poti ⓘ |
| mouth | Black Sea ⓘ |
| mouthElevation_m | 0 ⓘ |
| navigation | partly navigable in lower reaches (historically) ⓘ |
| nearbyPortCity | Poti ⓘ |
| partOf | Black Sea watershed ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Rioni Valley
ⓘ
surface form:
Rioni Plain
|
| region |
South Caucasus
ⓘ
surface form:
Transcaucasia
|
| sourceCountry | Georgia ⓘ |
| sourceElevation_m | 2960 ⓘ |
| sourceLocation |
Racha mountains
ⓘ
surface form:
Racha Range, Greater Caucasus
|
| sourceRegion |
Caucasus
ⓘ
surface form:
Caucasus Mountains
|
Referenced by (37)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Rioni River basin
subject surface form:
Western Georgia
subject surface form:
Kolkheti National Park
subject surface form:
Imereti