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Ochkhamuri
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Native name	ოჩხამური (Georgian)
Location
Country	Georgia
Adjara
Physical characteristics
Source	Meskheti Range
Mouth	Choloki
• coordinates	41°53′30″N 41°46′58″E / 41.8918°N 41.7828°E / 41.8918; 41.7828
Length	21.4 km (13.3 mi)
Basin size	65.2 km2
Basin features
Progression	Choloki→ Natanebi→ Black Sea

The Ochkhamuri (Georgian: ოჩხამური) is a river in Adjara, Georgia, a left tributary to the Choloki. Its length is 21,4 km and the area of basin is 65,2 km. The townlet of the same name is located on the banks of the river.

The archaeological complex of Pichvnari lies at the confluence of the Choloki and the Ochkhamuri, near the Black Sea coast. Both rivers flow through the area which was home to a rich Bronze Age culture of Colchis.

See also

• Ochkhamuri

References

1. (in Georgian) Apkhazava, I., "ოჩხამური" ("Ochkhamuri"), in: Georgian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 7, p. 623. Tbilisi, 1984
2. Khakhutaishvili, David (2009), The Manufacture of Iron in Ancient Colchis, pp. 29-30. Archaeopress, ISBN 1-4073-0389-9

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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 Patsa Aragvi Iori Alazani Ksani Algeti Khrami Tergi ‡
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