Ksani

Ksani
Ksani
	Ravine of Ksani
Native name	ქსანი (Georgian); Чысандон (Ossetian);
Location
Country	Georgia (South Ossetia)
Physical characteristics
Source	Greater Caucasus
Mouth	Kura
• coordinates	41°51′17″N 44°33′45″E / 41.8546°N 44.5626°E
Length	84 km (52 mi)
Basin size	885 km2 (342 sq mi)
Basin features
Progression	Kura→ Caspian Sea

The Ksani (Georgian: ქსანი, Ossetian: Чысандон, Ĉysandon) is a river in central Georgia, which rises on the southern slopes of the Greater Caucasus Mountain Range in South Ossetia and flows into the Kura (Mtkvari). It is a left tributary of the Kura. The Ksani is 84 km (52 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 885 km² (342 sq mi).^[2] Ksani (both the river and the name) is often associated with the Medieval Georgian Ksani fortress which lies near the confluence of the Ksani and the Mtkvari.

References

^ South Ossetia's status is disputed. It considers itself to be an independent state, but this is recognised by only a few other countries. The Georgian government and most of the world's other states consider South Ossetia de jure a part of Georgia's territory.
^ Statistical Yearbook of Georgia: 2020, National Statistics Office of Georgia, Tbilisi, 2020, p. 12.