Kelasuri

The Kelasuri^[2] or Kelasyri,^[3] also Kalashir^[4] (Georgian: კელასური [Kelasuri], Abkhaz: Kyalashәyr [Kyalashir]) is a river in Abkhazia, Georgia.^[5]

Kelasuri
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Location
Country	Abkhazia-Georgia
State	Sukhumi district / Gulrypsh district
Physical characteristics
Source	Kelasuri First / Kelasuri Second
• location	Caucasus Major
• coordinates	43°14′15″N 41°11′46″E
• elevation	1,380 m (4,530 ft)
Mouth	Georgia/Abkhazia[1]
• location	Black Sea
• coordinates	42°58′15″N 41°03′58″E[2]
• elevation	0 ft (0 m)
Length	42 km (26 mi)
Basin size	220 square kilometres (85 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	13.2 m3/s (470 cu ft/s)

The source is located on the glacier Khimsa [ka] at Bzyb Range. Kelasuri begins at the merger of Kelasuri First and Kelasuri Second rivers.

The river flows along the administrative border of the Sukhumi and Gulripshi districts.

The river sources are glacial water and rain. Water consumption in early May is about 20 to 25 cubic metres per second (710 to 880 cu ft/s). A significant part of the river bed runs along the gorge. 5 km (3.1 mi) from the center Sukhumi and flows into the Black Sea.^{[clarification needed]} It is one of the largest rivers in Abkhazia.^[6]

References

1. 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.
2. Kelasuri GeoNames
3. Small Atlas of the USSR. - M.: Main Directorate of Geodesy and Cartography under the Council of Ministers of the USSR, 1980. - 197 p. - S. 89-90.
4. Ethnocap of the Abkhaz ASSR 1959
5. Kelasuri, Abkhazia, Georgia Mindat.org
6. Hardy A. V. "Toponymic Dictionary of the North Caucasus". Part 1, 2. Krasnodar Book Publishing House, 2006.