The Kodori ( ka, კოდორი; ab, Кәыдры, Kwydry) is one of the two largest rivers of
Abkhazia
Abkhazia, ka, აფხაზეთი, tr, , xmf, აბჟუა, abzhua, or ( or ), officially the Republic of Abkhazia, is a partially recognised state in the South Caucasus, recognised by most countries as part of Georgia, which vi ...
,
along with the
Bzyb. It is formed by the joining of the rivers
Sakeni and
Gvandra. The Kodori is first among Abkhazia's rivers with respect to average annual
discharge at and
drainage basin
A drainage basin is an area of land where all flowing surface water converges to a single point, such as a river mouth, or flows into another body of water, such as a lake or ocean. A basin is separated from adjacent basins by a perimeter, t ...
area at . It is second after the Bzyb with respect to length at when combined with the
Sakeni.
See also
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Kodori Valley
The Kodori Valley, also known as the Kodori Gorge ( ka, კოდორის ხეობა, ab, Кәыдырҭа, Kwydyrta), is a river valley in Abkhazia, Georgia (country), Georgia's breakaway autonomous republic. The valley's upper part, pop ...
for the valley through which the Kodori flows.
References
Caucasus
Rivers of Abkhazia
Rivers of Georgia (country)
Tributaries of the Black Sea
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