Abasha (river)

Coordinates: 42°12′15″N 42°05′05″E / 42.20417°N 42.08472°E / 42.20417; 42.08472
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Abasha
Abashistskali, Abashatskari
The Abasha at the village of Gachedili
Abasha (river) is located in Georgia
Abasha (river)
Abasha (river) is located in Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti
Abasha (river)
Native nameაბაშა (Georgian)
Location
CountryGeorgia
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • coordinates42°32′54″N 42°30′16″E / 42.54833°N 42.50444°E / 42.54833; 42.50444
MouthTekhuri
 • coordinates
42°12′15″N 42°05′05″E / 42.20417°N 42.08472°E / 42.20417; 42.08472
Length66 km (41 mi)
Basin features
ProgressionTekhuri→ Rioni→ Black Sea

The Abasha (Georgian: აბაშა, Mingrelian: აბაშა), also known as the Abashistskali (Georgian: აბაშისწყალი) or Abashatskari (Mingrelian: აბაშაწყარი) is a river in western Georgia, running for 66 kilometres (41 mi) in the municipalities of Martvili and Abasha, Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti region. Its catchment area is 370 square kilometres (140 sq mi).[1]

Geography

The Abasha river begins at the confluence of the mountain streams Rachkhitskali and Toba, near the village of Baldi, at 325 metres (1,066 ft) above sea level, and meets the Tekhuri as its left tributary.[1]

The Abasha forms a narrow canyon near the village of

protected area by the government of Georgia.[3]

Etymology and history

The legendary etymology of the

Abash" contingent of the invading army, being subsequently named Abasha after this event.[4] Modern scholars see the hydronym as a compound of the male given name Aba and the adjectival suffix -shi or, alternatively, the Persian-derived word, ab (آب, "water") plus the diminutive -cha.[5]

The Abasha traversed one of the principal districts of historical western Georgia. The important medieval church establishment of

Chqondidi was located in the Abasha valley. In the 18th and 19th centuries, a southeastern district of the Principality of Mingrelia was sometimes referred to as Abasha after the river.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "აბაშა" [Abasha]. ქართული საბჭოთა ენცილოპედია [Georgian Soviet Encyclopedia] (in Georgian). Vol. 1. Tbilisi. 1975. p. 17.{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ^ "Discovery of Paleontologists". Ilia State University. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
  3. ^ "New protected area in Martvili district". Rustavi2. 4 October 2010. Retrieved 29 June 2013.[permanent dead link]
  4. ISBN 0198263732
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  5. ^
    ISSN 1512-2727
    . Retrieved 29 June 2013.
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