Sakeni (river)

Sakeni
Sakeni (river) is located in Georgia
Sakeni (river)
Sakeni (river) is located in Abkhazia
Sakeni (river)
Native nameსაკენი (Georgian)
Location
CountryGeorgia
Disputed RegionAbkhazia[nt 1]
Villages
  • Sakeni
  • Omarishara
  • Martskhena Gentsvishi
Physical characteristics
SourceMemuli Glacier, Kodori Range
 • locationMestia Municipality, Georgia
 • coordinates43°09′57″N 42°07′47″E / 43.165877°N 42.129849°E / 43.165877; 42.129849
 • elevation2834 m
MouthKodori
 • location
Martskhena Gentsvishi
 • coordinates
43°06′21.9″N 41°49′22.4″E / 43.106083°N 41.822889°E / 43.106083; 41.822889
 • elevation
748 m
Length35 km (22 mi)
Basin size233 km2 (90 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • average20.6 m3/s (730 cu ft/s)
Basin features
ProgressionKodoriBlack Sea
LandmarksSakeni Church
Tributaries 
 • leftChepara, Khvarashi, Bardgnakravari,[1] Nachvali,[2] Tsemratimra
 • rightAlbaki
WaterbodiesTopi Lake

Sakeni (Georgian: საკენი, romanized: sak'eni Abkhaz: Сакьан, romanized: Sak'yan) is the river of western Georgia, in the north-east of Abkhazia.[nt 1] It originates in the Caucasus Mountains, in the eastern part of Upper Abkhazia and flows south-west to the Kodori river, entering it north of the village of Martskhena Gentsvishi.[3] The river is 35 kilometres (22 mi) long, the drainage basin is approximately 233 square kilometres (90 sq mi), and the average discharge is 20.6 cubic metres per second (730 cu ft/s). The river is mainly fed by rain, snow, and glacier runoff of the Caucasus Mountains as well as by underground water sources.[4]


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  1. ^ "ბარდგნაკრავარი". www.nplg.gov.ge. The National Parliamentary Library of Georgia. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  2. ^ "ნაჩვალი". www.nplg.gov.ge. The National Parliamentary Library of Georgia. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  3. ^ "საკენი". www.nplg.gov.ge. The National Parliamentary Library of Georgia. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  4. ^ Apkhazava, I. (1984). "საკენი". The Georgian Soviet Encyclopedia (in Georgian). Vol. 8th. Tbilisi. p. 670.{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)