Kura River

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

All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
Kura River canonical 60
Kura River basin 9
Kura River valley 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical feature
river
transboundary river
alsoKnownAs Kur River
Mtkvari
linked to: Mtkvari River
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)
linked to: Kür

Kür (Azerbaijani)
linked to: Kür

Mtkvari (Georgian)
linked to: Mtkvari River
locatedIn South Caucasus
Turkey–Georgia–Azerbaijan transboundary river basin
linked to: Kura–Aras basin
majorCityOnRiver Ali Bayramli
Ganja
Mingachevir
Mtskheta
Rustavi
Salyan
Tbilisi
Yevlakh
mouth Caspian Sea
partOf Kura–Aras river system
linked to: Kura–Aras basin
region Caucasus
sourceCountry Turkey
sourceLocation northeastern Turkey
tributary Alazani River
Aras River
Iori River
Tbilisi Sea (reservoir inflows)
linked to: Aragvi River
uses drinking water supply
fisheries
hydroelectric power generation
irrigation

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (77)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gori locatedOnRiver Kura River
Mtkvari River alternateName Kura River
Caspian Sea inflow Kura River
Kartli hasRiver Kura River
Kartli traversedBy Kura River
Tbilisi locatedOnRiver Kura River
Tbilisi locatedInValley Kura River valley
linked to: Kura River
Georgia significantRiver Kura River
Armenian Highlands drainageBasin Kura River
Kvemo Kartli traversedByRiver Kura River
Kaspi hasRiver Kura River
Eastern Georgia traversedByRiver Kura River
Rustavi locatedOn Kura River
Kür partOf Kura River
Kür nameVariantOf Kura River
Mount Mtatsminda hasViewOf Kura River valley
linked to: Kura River
Mtatsminda district hasViewOf Kura River valley
linked to: Kura River
Mingachevir locatedOnRiver Kura River
Mingachevir locatedOnWatercourse Kura River
Mingachevir waterResource Kura River
Mtskheta locatedOnRiver Kura River
Ardahan locatedOnRiver Kura River
Debed River mouth Kura River
Debed River tributaryOf Kura River
Debed River dischargeLocation Kura River
Debed River riverSystem Kura River system
linked to: Kura River
Somkheti Range drainageBasin Kura River basin
linked to: Kura River
Kura alsoKnownAs Kura River
Alazani River tributaryOf Kura River
Alazani River mouthLocation Kura River
Bridge of Peace crosses Kura River
Bridge of Peace spans Kura River
Aragvi River flowsInto Kura River
Aragvi River partOf Kura river basin
linked to: Kura River
Narikala Fortress overlooks Kura River
Sameba Cathedral overlooks Kura River
Borjomi locatedOnRiver Kura River
Javakheti Range drainsTo Kura River basin
linked to: Kura River
Dusheti drainageBasin Kura River basin
linked to: Kura River
Murovdag Range separates Kura River basin
linked to: Kura River
Aras River mouthOf Kura River
Aras River flowsInto Kura River
Aras River tributaryOf Kura River
Kura–Aras basin hasMainRiver Kura River
Kura–Aras basin contains Kura River basin
linked to: Kura River
Yevlakh locatedOnRiver Kura River