| Reprua River | |
|---|---|
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| Native name | |
| Location | |
| Country | Georgia (Abkhazia[1]) |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Krubera Cave's springs |
| Mouth | Black Sea |
• coordinates | 43°19′51″N 40°12′17″E / 43.33083°N 40.20472°E |
| Length | 0.018 km (0.011 mi) |
The Reprua (Georgian: რეპრუა, Abkhaz: Аԥрҩа) is a river in the Gagra District of Abkhazia,[1] Georgia. Only 18 m (59 ft) long, it is one of the shortest rivers in the world[2] and is said to be one of the coldest rivers on the Black Sea coast.[3]
Sources of the river are the springs in karst Krubera Cave. The Reprua flows into the Black Sea,[4] in the southwestern outskirts of Gagra.[5]
- ^ 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.
- ^ (in Russian) Expedition of Kazan University
- ^ "მდინარე რეპრუა - Travel in Georgia". მდინარე რეპრუა - Travel in Georgia. Retrieved 2023-02-26.
- ^ Soviet Union. 1967. p. 263.
- ^ Жуйдэбоок, Интернатионал Геологикал Конгресс, 27тх Сессион, УССР, Москов, 1984: Цжехословак Социалист Републик (in Russian). 1984. p. 165.