Kelasuri Explained

Kelasuri
Pushpin Map:Gulripshi#Abkhazia#Georgia
Source1:Kelasuri First / Kelasuri Second
Source1 Location:Caucasus Major
Source1 Coordinates:43.2375°N 41.1961°W
Source1 Elevation:1380m (4,530feet)
Mouth:Georgia/Abkhazia
Mouth Location:Black Sea
Mouth Coordinates:42.9708°N 41.0661°W
Mouth Elevation:0feet
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Abkhazia-Georgia
Subdivision Name2:Sukhumi district / Gulrypsh district
Length:42km (26miles)
Discharge1 Avg:13.2m3/s
Basin Size:220km2

The Kelasuri[1] or Kelasyri,[2] also Kalashir[3] (Georgian: კელასური [Kelasuri], Abkhazian: Kyalashәyr [Kyalashir]) is a river in Abkhazia, Georgia.[4]

The source is located on the glacier at Bzyb Range. Kelasuri begins at the merger of Kelasuri First and Kelasuri Second rivers.

The river flows along the administrative border of the Sukhumi and Gulripshi districts.

The river sources are glacial water and rain. Water consumption in early May is about 20to. A significant part of the river bed runs along the gorge. 5km (03miles) from the center Sukhumi and flows into the Black Sea. It is one of the largest rivers in Abkhazia.[5]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.geonames.org/614065/kelasuri.html Kelasuri
  2. Small Atlas of the USSR. - M.: Main Directorate of Geodesy and Cartography under the Council of Ministers of the USSR, 1980. - 197 p. - S. 89-90.
  3. http://www.ethno-kavkaz.narod.ru/ETHNO-CAUCASUS.files/Abkhazia59.png Ethnocap of the Abkhaz ASSR 1959
  4. https://www.mindat.org/feature-614065.html Kelasuri, Abkhazia, Georgia
  5. Hardy A. V. "Toponymic Dictionary of the North Caucasus". Part 1, 2. Krasnodar Book Publishing House, 2006.