Amtkeli Explained

Amtkeli
Native Name:Georgian: ამტყელი
Name Other:Amt’q’eli
Pushpin Map:Abkhazia#Georgia
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Georgia, Abkhazia
Length:39km (24miles)
Source1:Caucasus Mountains
Source1 Location:Georgia, Abkhazia
Source1 Coordinates:43.0458°N 41.3244°W
Mouth:Kodori
Mouth Coordinates:43.2558°N 41.2894°W
Progression:KodoriBlack Sea

Amtkeli (Georgian: ამტყელი Abkhazian: Амтҟьал)[1] is a small river in north-western Georgia. It originates in the Caucasus Mountains, in the region of Upper Abkhazia, in the western part of the Chkhalta range near Amtkeli pass. It flows south to Lake Amtkeli and joins the Kodori River. Its catchment area is 398km2.[2]

The Amtkeli is fed by snow, rain and groundwater. Floods occur in late spring and summer, and the low flows occur in winter.[2]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.mindat.org/feature-615765.html Amt’q’eli Abkhazia, Georgia
  2. Encyclopedia: ქართული საბჭოთა ენცილოპედია [Georgian Soviet Encyclopedia]. ამტყელი . Amtkeli . 1975 . 1 . Tbilisi . 409. Georgian.