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

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river
ancientName Phasis
linked to: Colchis
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-Zemo Svaneti
linked to: Samegrelo
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 lowland
linked to: Rioni Valley
hasTributary Khobistskali River
Kvirila River
Tekhuri River
Tskhenistsqali River
historicalRegion Colchis
importance one of the main rivers of Georgia
length_km 327
locatedIn Western Georgia
linked to: 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 Plain
linked to: Rioni Valley
region Transcaucasia
linked to: South Caucasus
sourceCountry Georgia
sourceElevation_m 2960
sourceLocation Racha Range, Greater Caucasus
linked to: Racha mountains
sourceRegion Caucasus Mountains
linked to: Caucasus

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Referenced by (37)

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

Kutaisi locatedOnRiver Rioni River
Racha-Lechkhumi hasRiver Rioni River
Imereti hasRiver Rioni River
Samegrelo hasRiver Rioni River
Georgia significantRiver Rioni River
Kutais Governorate majorRiver Rioni River
Rioni drainageBasin Rioni River basin
linked to: Rioni River
Poti locatedOn Rioni River
Western Georgia hasRiver Rioni River
subject linked to: western Georgia
Oni locatedOn Rioni River
Ambrolauri locatedOnRiver Rioni River
Racha majorRiver Rioni River
Tskhenistskali River mouthOf Rioni River
Kolkheti National Park hasRiver Rioni River
subject linked to: Kolkheti National Park (partly)
Samtredia locatedOnRiver Rioni River
Vani nearRiver Rioni River
Odishi hasRiver Rioni River
Kingdom of Colchis river Rioni River
Black Sea port of Poti nearbyRiver Rioni River
Kutaisi urban area primaryRiver Rioni River
Tskhenistskali mouthOfWaterBody Rioni River
Tskhenistskali tributaryOf Rioni River
Tskhenistskali dischargesInto Rioni River
Kvirila mouthOf Rioni River
Kvirila tributaryOf Rioni River
Tekhuri tributaryOf Rioni River
Kutaisi Lowland traversedBy Rioni River
Kutaisi Lowland drainage Rioni River
Racha region traversedBy Rioni River
Imereti traversedByRiver Rioni River
subject linked to: Imereti region of Georgia
Oni Synagogue nearbyWaterBody Rioni River
Rioni Valley traversedBy Rioni River
Rioni Valley drainageBasinOf Rioni River
Rioni Valley isMajorValleyOf Rioni River