# Tskhenistsqali

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River in Georgia

Tskhenistsqali Tskhenistsqali valley in Lower Svaneti Show map of Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti Show map of Georgia Native name ცხენისწყალი (Georgian) Location Country Georgia Physical characteristics Source • location Caucasus Major Mouth Rioni • coordinates 42°07′31″N 42°17′56″E / 42.1252°N 42.2989°E / 42.1252; 42.2989 Length 176 km (109 mi) Basin size 2,120 km2 (820 sq mi) Basin features Progression ‹See Tfd›‹See Tfd› Rioni→ Black Sea

Tskhenistsqali river (in red) on the map of Georgia

The **Tskhenistsqali** ([Georgian](/source/Georgian_language): ცხენისწყალი, *Cxenisċqali* [\[t̪͡s̪ʰχe̞n̪is̪t͡s'χ'äli\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/Georgian), also: *Tskhenistskali*)[1] is a river in northern [Georgia](/source/Georgia_(country)). Its source is in the main range of the [Caucasus Mountains](/source/Caucasus_Mountains), in the easternmost part of the [Lentekhi Municipality](/source/Lentekhi_Municipality), lower [Svaneti](/source/Svaneti). A tributary of the river [Rioni](/source/Rioni), it is 176 km (109 mi) long, and has a [drainage basin](/source/Drainage_basin) of 2,120 km2 (820 sq mi).[2] It flows through the small towns [Lentekhi](/source/Lentekhi) and [Tsageri](/source/Tsageri) and joins the Rioni near the town of [Samtredia](/source/Samtredia). The main tributaries of Tskhenistskali are: Zsekho, Kheleldula, Janolula ( from the right ), Kobishuri, Leuseri, Khopuri (from the left).

From etymological standpoint the name is derived from the Georgian words ცხენი (*Cxeni,* "[horse](/source/Horse)") and წყალი (*Tsqali*, "[water](/source/Water)"), thereby meaning "horse water" and is therefore identified with the ancient Hippus river mentioned by Arrian (Periplus, 13).

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1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Tskhenistskali, Georgia](https://www.mindat.org/feature-611409.html) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20210413211612/https://www.mindat.org/feature-611409.html) 2021-04-13 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) [Mindat.org](/source/Mindat.org)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [Statistical Yearbook of Georgia: 2020](https://www.geostat.ge/media/35685/Yearbook_2020.pdf) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20210413094204/https://www.geostat.ge/media/35685/Yearbook_2020.pdf) 2021-04-13 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine), National Statistics Office of Georgia, Tbilisi, 2020, p. 12.

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