Tskhenistsqali

Tskhenistsqali (Georgian: ცხენისწყალი, Cxenisċqali) is a river in northern Georgia. Its source is in the main range of the Caucasus Mountains, in the easternmost part of the Lentekhi District, lower Svaneti. A tributary of the river Rioni, its length is 184 kilometres (114 mi).[1] It flows through the small towns Lentekhi and Tsageri and joins the Rioni near the town of Samtredia. The main tributaries of Tskhenistskali are: Zsekho, Kheleldula, Janolula ( from the right ), Kobishuri, Leuseri, Khopuri (from the left).

Tskhenistsqali
Tskhenistsqali valley in Lower Svaneti
Native nameცხენისწყალი
Location
CountryGeorgia
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationCaucasus Major
Mouth 
 • location
Rioni River 
 • coordinates
42.1252°N 42.2989°E / 42.1252; 42.2989
Length184 km (114 mi)
Tskhenistsqali river (in red) on the map of Georgia.

From etymological standpoint the name is derived from the Georgian words ცხენი (Cxeni, "horse") and წყალი (Tsqali, "water"), thereby meaning "horse water" or perhaps more precisely "horse river".

References
  1. Ministry of Economic Development of Georgia. Department of Statistics (Tbilisi, 2008), Statistical Yearbook of Georgia: 2007, p. 12.


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