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Iori Valley
The Iori ( ka, იორი, az, Qabırrı) is a river in the South Caucasus that originates in the Greater Caucasus Mountains in eastern Georgia (country), Georgia and continues into Azerbaijan, where it is also known as Gabirry (Qabirry) and flows into the Mingachevir reservoir, which is drained by the river Kura (river), Kura. It is long, and has a drainage basin of . Great Soviet Encyclopedia It starts in the mountains northeast of Tianeti, flows through that town, swings east and flows Iori Plateau, through the lowlands parallel to and between the Alazani (north) and the Kura (river), Kura (south). In Antiquity, the river was known as the Cambyses river. This ancient name of the river was also lent to the ancient region of Cambysene. References Rivers of Georgia (c ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tianeti
Tianeti is a townlet in east-central Georgia, in the Caucasus Mountains. Tianeti is the administrative center of Municipality of Tianeti, which also comprises the town of Sioni and 43 neighbouring villages (total area – 907 km2; population – 9,468, 2014 census). It was known as Tionets during the Russian Empire's rule and was the administrative center of the Tianeti Uyezd of the Tiflis Governorate. Tianeti is situated in the North-Eastern part of Georgia (Mtskheta-Mtianeti region). According to the 2014 State Census, its population was 2,479 people. As 2003 studies of poverty in Georgia suggest, Mtskheta-Mtianeti Region, and Tianeti district in particular, are among the poorest regions and districts of Georgia. In 2003, 63% of the population of Tianeti's populace was below the poverty line, compared to 47% of the Georgian population (Labbate, Jamburia, Mirzashvili, 2003: 21). According to the Ministry of Labor, Health and Social Affairs of Georgia, as of November 2008, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |