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The Great Liakhvi ( ''Didi Liakhvi'', , ''Styr Lewakhi'') is a
river
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in central
Georgia
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* Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States
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, which rises on the southern slopes of the
Greater Caucasus Mountain Range in the de facto independent region of
South Ossetia
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and flows into the
Kura
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(Mtkvari). It is long, and has a drainage basin of .
Большая Лиахви
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The cities of Tskhinvali
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and Gori lie along the banks of the Great Liakhvi. The river is mainly fed by the melting snows and glacier runoff of the Caucasus Mountains as well as by underground water sources. The Liakhvi reaches its highest water volume in the spring and summer while the lowest volume is recorded in the winter, when some segments of the river freeze over.
The Little Liakhvi
The Little Liakhvi ( ka, პატარა ლიახვი ''Patara Liakhvi'') is a river of Georgia
Georgia most commonly refers to:
* Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia
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is a tributary.
References
Rivers of Georgia (country)
Rivers of South Ossetia
Tributaries of the Kura (Caspian Sea)
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