Khrami Azerbaijani: Anaxatır | |
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Native name |
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Location | |
Countries | Georgia and Azerbaijan |
Region | Caucasus |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Lesser Caucasus |
• location | Trialeti Range, Georgia |
Mouth | Kura |
• location | Muğanlı, Agstafa, Azerbaijan |
• coordinates | 41°18′55″N 45°07′31″E / 41.31528°N 45.12528°E |
Length | 201 km (125 mi) |
Discharge | |
• location | directly downstream into Kura |
Basin features | |
Progression | Kura→ Caspian Sea |
Tributaries | |
• left | Debed, Mashavera |
The Khrami (Georgian: ხრამი, Azerbaijani: Anaxatır), in its upper course Ktsia, is a river in eastern Georgia and western Azerbaijan, and a right tributary of the Kura (Mtkvari). It is 201 km (125 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 8,340 km2 (3,220 sq mi).[1][2] The Khrami originates in the Trialeti Range and flows into a deep valley. It is fed primarily by snow. Its main tributaries are the Debed and Mashavera rivers. The Tsalka Reservoir and three hydroelectric power plants are built on the Khrami.