| Aapsta | |
|---|---|
   | |
| Location | |
| Country | Abkhazia, Georgia[2] |
| State | Gudauta District |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Caucasus Major |
| • coordinates | 43°17′47″N 40°49′07″E / 43.29639°N 40.81861°E |
| • elevation | 1,445 m (4,741 ft) |
| Mouth | Georgia/Abkhazia[2] |
• location | Black Sea |
• coordinates | 43°05′17″N 40°41′15″E / 43.08806°N 40.68750°E[1] |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
| Length | 35 km (22 mi) |
| Basin size | 243 square kilometres (94 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 13.2 m3/s (470 cu ft/s) |
Aapsta[1] (Georgian: ააფსთა Abkhaz: Аапста) is a river in Abkhazia, Georgia. It originates on the southern slopes of the Achbikhvdar ridge in the Gudauta pass area in beech forests at 1445 meters above sea level;[3] flows into the Black Sea between the village Tskuara (Primorskoe) and the city Gudauta.
- ^ a b Aapsta GeoNames
- ^ a b The political status of Abkhazia is disputed. Having unilaterally declared independence from Georgia in 1992, Abkhazia is formally recognised as an independent state by 5 UN member states (two other states previously recognised it but then withdrew their recognition), while the remainder of the international community recognizes it as de jure Georgian territory. Georgia continues to claim the area as its own territory, designating it as Russian-occupied territory.
- ^ B. A. Vakhrushev, V. N. Dublyansky, G. N. Amelichev. "Karst of the Bzyb ridge. Western Caucasus". www.snowcave.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2020-10-30. Retrieved 2019-05-11.. M .: Publishing house of RUDN, 2001.