Iori (river)

Iori
Iori
	The Iori in Tianeti.
Native name	იორი (Georgian); Qabırrı (Azerbaijani);
Location
Country	Georgia, Azerbaijan
Physical characteristics
Source	Greater Caucasus
Mouth	Mingachevir reservoir
• coordinates	41°01′57″N 46°30′08″E / 41.0324°N 46.5022°ECoordinates: 41°01′57″N 46°30′08″E / 41.0324°N 46.5022°E
Length	320 km (200 mi)
Basin size	4,650 km2 (1,800 sq mi)
Basin features
Progression	Kura→ Caspian Sea

The Iori (Georgian: იორი, Azerbaijani: Qabırrı) is a river in the South Caucasus that originates in the Greater Caucasus Mountains in eastern Georgia and continues into Azerbaijan, where it is also known as Gabirry (Qabirry) and flows into the Mingachevir reservoir, which is drained by the river Kura. It is 320 km (200 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 4,650 km² (1,800 sq mi).^[1]^[2] It starts in the mountains northeast of Tianeti, flows through that town, swings east and flows through the lowlands parallel to and between the Alazani (north) and the Kura (south).

In Antiquity, the river was known as the Cambyses river.^[3] This ancient name of the river was also lent to the ancient region of Cambysene.^[3]

References

^ Statistical Yearbook of Georgia: 2020, National Statistics Office of Georgia, Tbilisi, 2020, p. 12.
^ Иори, Great Soviet Encyclopedia
^ ^a ^b Chaumont, Marie Louise (1990). "CAMBYSENE". In Yarshater, Ehsan (ed.). Encyclopædia Iranica, Volume IV/7: Calendars II–Cappadocia. London and New York: Routledge & Kegan Paul. p. 726. ISBN 978-0-71009-130-7.

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[1] Statistical Yearbook of Georgia: 2020, National Statistics Office of Georgia, Tbilisi, 2020, p. 12.

[2] Иори, Great Soviet Encyclopedia

[Iranica-3] Chaumont, Marie Louise (1990). "CAMBYSENE". In Yarshater, Ehsan (ed.). Encyclopædia Iranica, Volume IV/7: Calendars II–Cappadocia. London and New York: Routledge & Kegan Paul. p. 726. ISBN 978-0-71009-130-7.

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v t e Rivers of Georgia
Black sea basin	Abasha Bzipi Chorokhi Acharistsqali Enguri Khobi Chanistsqali Kodori Sakeni Natanebi Choloki Ochkhamuri Psou Rioni Qvirila Tekhuri Tskhenistsqali Supsa Bakhvistsqali
Caspian basin	Andi Koysu Mtkvari † Liakhvi Aragvi Iori Alazani Ksani Algeti Khrami Tergi ‡
Note: † also known as Kura ‡ also known as Terek List of rivers of Georgia (country)

v t e Bodies of water of Azerbaijan
Rivers	Ağstafa Araz Arpa Astarachay Bargushad Bolgarchay Cəhriçay Garachay Hakari Khrami Kür Kurekchay Pirsaatçay Qabırlı Qanıx Qarqarçay Qudyal Samur Samur–Absheron channel Shamkirchay Tərtərçay Ağdabançay Levçay Turağayçay Türyançay Viləş Oxçu
Lakes	Ağgöl Ajinohur Alagöl Boyukshor Göygöl Hajikabul Jandari Maral-gol Masazirgol Sarysu
Reservoirs	Aghstafachay Araz Jeyranbatan Khanbulanchay Khudafarin Mingachevir Sarsang Shamkir Varvara Vileshchay Yenikend

Iori (river)

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