Aragvi
| Aragvi | |
|---|---|
View upstream Aragvi River and along Tbilisi–Senaki–Leselidze highway (taken from around Jvari Monastery) | |
| Native name | არაგვი (Georgian) |
| Location | |
| Country | Georgia |
| Region | Caucasus |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Caucasus |
| • location | Gudauri, Mtiuleti, Georgia |
| • coordinates | 42°20′41″N 44°41′42″E / 42.34459°N 44.69502°E |
| • elevation | 1,045 m (3,428 ft) |
| Mouth | flows into the Mtkvari (Kura) |
• location | Mtskheta, Georgia |
• coordinates | 41°50′24″N 44°43′34″E / 41.84003°N 44.72611°E |
• elevation | 445 m (1,460 ft) |
| Length | 112 km (70 mi) |
| Basin size | 2,740 km2 (1,060 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Kura→ Caspian Sea |
The Aragvi (Georgian: არაგვი, romanized: aragvi [ˈäɾägvi]) and its basin are in Georgia on the southern slopes of the Caucasus Mountains. The river is 112 km (70 mi) long, and its basin covers an area of 2,740 km2 (1,060 sq mi). The ground strata are mostly sandstone, slate, and limestone. The Zhinvali Dam and its 130 MW hydro-electric power station generate much of Georgia's power, and its construction in 1986 formed the Zhinvali Reservoir, upon whose north-western shores rises Ananuri castle with its 17th-century Church of the Assumption.