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Kura (Turkish: Kura, Azerbaijani: Kür, Georgian: მტკვარი - Mtkvari) is a river in the Caucasus Mountains. Turkish ( tr Türkçe IPA) is a language spoken by over 63 million people worldwide making it the most commonly spoken of the Turkic languages. Georgian (ka ქართული ენა kartuli ena) is the Official language of Georgia, a country in the Caucasus. "Riverine" redirects here For the use of that term in Maritime geography, see there This article is about the terrestrial Eurasian mountain range Starting in north-eastern Turkey (formerly Georgian province of Tao), it flows through Turkey to Georgia, then to Azerbaijan, where it receives the Aras River as a right tributary, and enters the Caspian Sea. Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches Georgia ( საქართველო, Sakartvelo) is a Transcontinental country in the Caucasus region situated at the dividing line between Azerbaijan ( English; Azərbaycan officially the Republic of Azerbaijan (Azərbaycan Respublikası is the largest and most populous country in the South A tributary is a Stream or River which flows into a mainstem (or parent river The Caspian Sea is the largest enclosed body of water on Earth by area variously classed as the world's largest lake or a full-fledged Sea. The total length of the river is 1,364 km. "Riverine" redirects here For the use of that term in Maritime geography, see there
The name Kura is taken from the name Kurosh which is the Persian pronunciation of the name of the Persian king Cyrus the Great. In ancient western documents this river was known as Cyrus. The Georgian name of Kura is Mtkvari, meaning "slow one". Georgian (ka ქართული ენა kartuli ena) is the Official language of Georgia, a country in the Caucasus. The name Kura was adopted first by the Russians and later by the European cartographers. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending In some definitions of Europe, the Kura River defines the borderline between Europe and Asia. [1]
Previously navigable up to Tbilisi in Georgia, it is now much slower and shallower, as its power has been harnessed by hydroelectricity stations (mainly in Georgia). Tbilisi (ˌtbiˈliːsi in Georgian: თბილისი is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Georgia, lying on the banks of the Mt'k'vari Hydroelectricity is electricity generated by Hydropower, ie the production of power through use of the gravitational force of falling water The river is moderately polluted by major industrial centers like Tbilisi and Rustavi in Georgia. For the village in Azerbaijan see Rüstəm Əliyev. Rustavi or Rust'avi (რუსთავი is a city in the southeast of Georgia
The river should not be confused with the Kur River near Kursk, Russia, or the other Kur River near Khabarovsk, also in Russia. Kur River (\IPA kuʀ\ река Кур \IPA 'ʀʲɛka 'kuʀ\ is a River in central Russia. History KurskOld2jpg|thumb|200px|Pre-1917 view of Kursk]] Archaeology indicates that the site of Kursk was settled in the fifth or fourth century B The Kur River (Кур is a river in the Khabarovsk Krai, 434 km long Khabarovsk (Хаба́ровск xʌ'barɘfsk) is the administrative center and the largest city of Khabarovsk Krai, Russia.
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Kür in Azerbaijan
The Kür and Aras are the principal rivers of Azerbaijan; they flow through the Küra-Arax lowland. Rivers and lakes in Azerbaijan were formed over a long geological timeframe and changed significantly throughout that period Azerbaijan ( English; Azərbaycan officially the Republic of Azerbaijan (Azərbaycan Respublikası is the largest and most populous country in the South The rivers that directly flow into the Caspian Sea originate mainly from the north-eastern slope of the major Caucasus and Talysh mountains and flow across the Samur-Devechi and Lenkeran lowlands.
The Kür (Mtkvari) River basin area (86,000 km²) up to the junction with the Aras River is smaller than the Aras (Arax) water basin (101,937 km²). The river is still called Kur from the junction because the water level of the Kur is twice as high as that of the Aras River.
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- Kura. Rivers and lakes in Azerbaijan were formed over a long geological timeframe and changed significantly throughout that period The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. The Columbia Encyclopedia is a highly regarded one-volume Encyclopedia produced by Columbia University Press and sold by the Gale Group. 2001-05.
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