Tskhenistsqali ( ka, ცხენისწყალი, ''Cxenisċqali'', also: ''Tskhenistskali'') is a river in northern
Georgia. Its source is in the main range of the
Caucasus Mountains, in the easternmost part of the
Lentekhi Municipality, lower
Svaneti. A tributary of the river
Rioni
The Rioni ( ka, რიონი, ; , ) is the main river of western Georgia (country), Georgia. It originates in the Caucasus Mountains, in the region of Racha and flows west to the Black Sea, entering it north of the city of Poti (near ancient P ...
, it is long, and has a drainage basin of .
Statistical Yearbook of Georgia: 2020
National Statistics Office of Georgia, Tbilisi, 2020, p. 12. It flows through the small towns Lentekhi and Tsageri and joins the Rioni near the town of Samtredia.
The main tributaries of Tskhenistskali are: Zsekho, Kheleldula, Janolula ( from the right ), Kobishuri, Leuseri, Khopuri (from the left).
From etymological standpoint the name is derived from the Georgian words ცხენი (''Cxeni,'' " horse") and წყალი (''Tsqali'', " water"), thereby meaning "horse water" or perhaps more precisely "horse river".
References
Rivers of Georgia (country)
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