| Kelasuri | |
|---|---|
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| Location | |
| Country | Abkhazia-Georgia |
| State | Sukhumi district / Gulrypsh district |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Kelasuri First / Kelasuri Second |
| • location | Caucasus Major |
| • coordinates | 43°14′15″N 41°11′46″E / 43.23750°N 41.19611°E / 43.23750; 41.19611 |
| • elevation | 1,380 m (4,530 ft) |
| Mouth | Georgia/Abkhazia |
| • location | Black Sea |
| • coordinates | 42°58′15″N 41°03′58″E / 42.97083°N 41.06611°E / 42.97083; 41.06611 |
| • elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
| Length | 42 km (26 mi) |
| Basin size | 220 square kilometres (85 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 13.2 m/s (470 cu ft/s) |
The Kelasuri or Kelasyri, also Kalashir (Georgian: კელასური , Abkhaz: Kyalashәyr ) is a river in Abkhazia, Georgia.
The source is located on the glacier Khimsa [ka] at Bzyb Range. Kelasuri begins at the merger of Kelasuri First and Kelasuri Second rivers.
The river flows along the administrative border of the Sukhumi and Gulripshi districts.
The river sources are glacial water and rain. Water consumption in early May is about 20 to 25 cubic metres per second (710 to 880 cu ft/s). A significant part of the river bed runs along the gorge. 5 km (3.1 mi) from the center Sukhumi and flows into the Black Sea. It is one of the largest rivers in Abkhazia.
References
- ^ Kelasuri GeoNames
- The political status of Abkhazia is disputed. Having unilaterally declared independence from Georgia in 1992, Abkhazia is formally recognised as an independent state by 5 UN member states (two other states previously recognised it but then withdrew their recognition), while the remainder of the international community recognizes it as de jure Georgian territory. Georgia continues to claim the area as its own territory, designating it as Russian-occupied territory.
- Small Atlas of the USSR. - M.: Main Directorate of Geodesy and Cartography under the Council of Ministers of the USSR, 1980. - 197 p. - S. 89-90.
- Ethnocap of the Abkhaz ASSR 1959
- Kelasuri, Abkhazia, Georgia Mindat.org
- Hardy A. V. "Toponymic Dictionary of the North Caucasus". Part 1, 2. Krasnodar Book Publishing House, 2006.
 Rivers of Georgia | |
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| Black sea basin | |
| Caspian basin | |
| Note: † also known as Kura ‡ also known as Terek List of rivers of Georgia (country) | |
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