The Khobi () or Khobistskali (ხობისწყალი) is a river in Georgia. It flows into the

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through the Colchis Lowland. Khobi town and

Chkhorotsqu Chkhorotsqu ( ka, ჩხოროწყუ, Mingrelian for "nine springs") is a townlet in western Georgia, located in the region of Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti and functioning as the administrative center of the homonymous district. Its population was ...

town are both situated on the banks of the Khobi river. It is used for

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in some areas. It is long, and has a drainage basin of .Хоби (река)

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The source of water is mainly rain. The mean flow rate (30 km from the mouth) is 44.2 m³/s, maximum 333m³/s. The main tributary of the Khobi is the

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. During the

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there was a temporary base of the

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.''Куманин М. Ф.'' Отправляем в поход корабли
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for tankers was built in the village of Kulevi, near the mouth of the Khobi.

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