Bzyb (river)
River in northwestern Abkhazia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Bzyb or Bzipi (/bzɪb/ or /bzipi/; Georgian: ბზიფი; Abkhaz: Бзыԥ, romanized: Bzyṗ; Russian: Бзыбь, romanized: Bzybj) is (along with the Kodori) one of the two largest rivers of Abkhazia[1] and the twelfth longest river in Georgia.[2] The river valley has rich biodiversity of herbaceous garden plants, particularly in the gorge section in the upper reaches where the most prominent and colourful bellflower Campanula mirabilis [is] with profuse growth of 100 flowers per plant is given the name, the "Queen of the Abkhazian flora".[3] During 1904-1917 it served as the border between the Russian Empire's Sukhumi Okrug and the Black Sea Governorate.[4]
Bzyb/Bzipi | |
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Location | |
Country | Georgia, (Abkhazia)[1] |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Caucasus Major |
• elevation | 2,300 m (7,500 ft) |
Mouth | |
• location | Black Sea |
• coordinates | 43.1864°N 40.2806°E / 43.1864; 40.2806 |
Length | 110 km (68 mi) |
Basin size | 1,510 km2 (580 sq mi) |
Discharge | |
• average | 96 m3/s (3,400 cu ft/s) |