If we are lucky and someone from the rest, it is the visitors who had the opportunity to spend your holiday in Georgia.This affects the edge of the wonderful majesty of the mountains and the beauty of the landscapes.Here you can see the historic sites and ancient mountain village, to learn the ancient traditions of the Georgian people, to swim in the clear blue sea, to improve health, try the world famous Georgian dishes peculiar to see the mountain dances.
This country will appeal to those who enjoy pristine nature, green forests and majestic mountains.But today, our little story about the rapid mountain rivers of Georgia, and more specifically, on the longest river Georgian Mktvari, better known as the Kura and its tributaries.It originates in the mountains of northern Turkey, crosses the eastern and southern Georgia and flows into the Caspian Sea in Azerbaijan.The upper part of the river rushes its waters among the ravines and gorges, which alternate with intermountain hollows and lowland areas below Tbilisi she places scattered into individual sleeves.Here, the river valley is fast expanding, for it settles down.
before reaching his mouth more than 200 km of the river fills the largest right tributary of the Kura - Araks.Its origins are in the upper and Bingelskom ridge in Turkey, downstream - in the territory of Azerbaijan, and he falls in Kourou near the town Sibirabad.Right tributary of the Kura Aras to a considerable extent is a river border separating Armenia and Azerbaijan with Iran and Turkey.On the right bank of the Araks Ararat mountain is located.Great Ararat is covered with mysterious eternal snows, under which, perhaps, to this day are hidden remains of Noah's Ark.Arax - not only the right tributary of the Kura River, on the right in a fall and other rivers, is relatively small: the temple, Aghstev Ahum, Kurekchay.Many small rechonki just do not have time to bring their water to the Kura - they are used for irrigation.
In the area of Mingachevir reservoir river flow its waters adds a left tributary of the Kura River - the river Alazani.It arises from springs located on the southern slopes of the Greater Caucasus at a height of 2837 m above sea level.Alazan - the largest left-hand tributary of the Kura.In the upper reaches close to the source of water in the river is the most transparent in the whole eastern Caucasus.The river valley is home to many attractions: the ancient watchtowers and defensive towers, the ruins of an ancient fortress Bakhtrioni, the name of Prince Chavchavadze and others.
another left tributary of the Kura - Aragvi.The merger of these two powerful and beautiful rivers at all times, do not leave indifferent famous Georgian poets.And remember, Lermontov "Mtsyri" compares the river with two sisters hug?The monastery, which mentions the poet, still exists today.Built in the 7th century, it is a masterpiece of architecture.On a hill near the monastery Jvari especially evident, as the two rivers and their banks spread the ancient city of Mtskheta and towers of churches.
flows through Georgia, the river rushing its waters to the Black Sea or the swimming pool or to the Caspian.Abounding right tributary of the Kura Kura Aras itself with all the other tributaries collectively endure the greatest water flow into the Caspian Sea.Rivers (chief among them - the Rioni), belonging to the Black Sea basin, have no common system and flow into the sea, each on its own.It is hard to imagine, but geographically small country of Georgia totals to 25 thousand rivers, creeks and streams that are eating mainly glacial and snow melt water, groundwater and istochnikamii by precipitation is carried throughout their fertile water, irrigating the magic land.
