The Ksani (, , ''Ĉysandon'') is a river in central

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, which rises on the southern slopes of the Greater Caucasus Mountain Range in

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and flows into the

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(''Mtkvari''). It is long, and has a

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of .Statistical Yearbook of Georgia: 2020
National Statistics Office of Georgia, Tbilisi, 2020, p. 12. ''Ksani'' (both the river and the name) is often associated with the

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Ksani fortress The Ksani fortress ( ka, ქსნის ციხე, tr), also known as the Mtkvari fortress (მტკვრის ციხე, ''mt'k'vris tsikhe''), is a fortress in eastern Georgia, strategically perched on a mount overlooking the confluence ...

which lies near the confluence of the Ksani and the

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Rivers of Georgia (country) Rivers of South Ossetia Akhalgori District Geography of Mtskheta-Mtianeti {{SouthOssetia-geo-stub

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