Aragvi River
General data
- Name: Aragvi River
- Water system: Kura
- Water type: River
- Progression: Kura -> Caspian Sea -> Planet Earth
- Climates: Subtropical
- Continents: Europe
- Countries: Georgia
Description
The Aragvi (romanized: aragvi [ˈäɾägvi]) and its basin are in Georgia on the southern slopes of the Caucasus Mountains. The river is 112 km long, and its basin covers an area of 2,740 km2. The ground strata are mostly sandstone, slate, and limestone. The Zhinvali Dam and its 130 MW hydro-electric power station generate much of Georgia's power, and its construction in 1986 formed the Zhinvali Reservoir, upon whose north-western shores rises Ananuri castle with its 17th-century Church of the Assumption.