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Little Liakhvi

Coordinates: 42°06′39″N 44°02′00″E / 42.1108°N 44.0332°E / 42.1108; 44.0332
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Little Liakhvi
Location on map of South Ossetia
Native nameპატარა ლიახვი (Georgian)
Location
CountryGeorgia (South Ossetia)[1]
Physical characteristics
MouthGreat Liakhvi
 • coordinates
42°06′39″N 44°02′00″E / 42.1108°N 44.0332°E / 42.1108; 44.0332
Length63 km (39 mi)
Basin size513 km2 (198 sq mi)
Basin features
ProgressionGreat LiakhviKuraCaspian Sea

The Little Liakhvi (Georgian: პატარა ლიახვი Patara Liakhvi) is a river of Georgia. It is 63 km (39 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 513 km2 (198 sq mi).[2] It is a left-bank tributary of the Great Liakhvi, which it joins near the village Shindisi.

References

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  1. ^ South Ossetia's status is disputed. It considers itself to be an independent state, but this is recognised by only a few other countries. The Georgian government and most of the world's other states consider South Ossetia de jure a part of Georgia's territory.
  2. ^ Statistical Yearbook of Georgia: 2020, National Statistics Office of Georgia, Tbilisi, 2020, p. 12.